Can anyone find me an example of alliteration in a quote from the Beowulf manuscript?

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an anyone find me an example of alliteration in a quote from the Beowulf manuscript?

Answer 1

There are 3 examples of alliteration in the following stanza (lines 2, 4 and 5):

alegdon tha tomiddes maerne theoden
haeleth hiofende hlaford leofne
ongunnon tha on beorge bael-fyra maest
wigend weccan wudu-rec astah
sweart ofer swiothole swogende leg
wope bewunden.

[The sorrowing soldiers then laid the glorious prince, their dear lord, in the middle. Then on the hill the war-men began to light the greatest of funeral fires. The wood-smoke rose black above the flames, the noisy fire, mixed with sorrowful cries.]

Answer 2

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Can anyone find me an example of alliteration in a quote from the Beowulf manuscript?
an anyone find me an example of alliteration in a quote from the Beowulf manuscript?

Answer 3

I havent read Beowulf, but i bet you can find it if you know that alliteration is just the repetition of a sound. Like: She sells sea shells by the seashore. All that s sound is an example of alliteration.

Answer 4

Alliteration, which is repeating the same sound, usually a
consonant, at the beginning of words or in accented syllables, gives
this story a more poetic sound. Alliteration also helped the scops or
storytellers in memorizing the tales. Examples of alliteration can be
found throughout the poem such as, "The Hall of the Heart", "His pledge
and promise", "Dragging the dead men home to his den", "Fitted and
furnished", and "Showed sea-cliffs shining". This device adds creativity
and rhythm to the poem. It makes it more entertaining to read, speak, or
listen to such a long story.