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Alliteration, Kenning, and Caesura

Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close to one another in lines of poetry. Instead of rhyme unifying a poem, the Anglo-Saxon poet used alliteration to connect the narrative structure of the epic. Examples: A powerful monster, living down In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient As day after day the music rang