Beowulf

Literary devices of the Anglo-saxon literature

By Pucheta Florencia and Wolfart Florencia.
Which are the literary devices of the Anglo-
saxon literature?

 The kenning.
 Caesura.
 Anglo-saxon Riddles.
 Alliteration.
 Allusion.
 Commitatus.
Kenning
 Caesura
• Feminine caesure:
A ring-whorled prow rode in the harbour,
Ice-clad,|| outbound,|| a craft for a prince.
• Masculine caesura:
Beowulf was renowned; || the repute of the offspring
of Scyld spread abroad thoughout all Scedeland.
 Anglo-saxon riddles
Can you guess?

A storm at sea.
Can you guess?

A bell .
Alliteration:
Allusion:
Comitatus: