In a response of two-three sentences, explain how the following lines contribute to beowulf’s characterization as a hero. “the liege-kinsman worthy of higelac minded his speech of the evening, stood he up straight and stoutly did seize him. his fingers crackled; the giant was outward, the earl stepped farther.”

These lines show how heroic Beowulf really is. "Stood he up straight and stoutly did seize him." This line in the text explains how Beowulf stepped up to the giant. "The earl stepped farther." saying that the giant was afraid and stepped back and fled, showing that Beowulf was a mighty man that was not afraid, not even of a giant.

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explanation:

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.