In the first section of beowulf, which part is most clearly the rising action?
a. grendel's retreat and eventual death in the forest after his battle
with beowulf
o
b. the fight between beowulf and grendel when grendel loses his
arm
o
c. the queen's sharing of wine in the great hall in celebration of
beowulf's promise
o
d. the preparations that beowulf and his men make prior to their
encounter with grendel
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APEX~ D. The preparations that Beowulf and his men make prior to their encounter with Grendel.

Explanation:

the answer is b i think

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”