The lliad and the Odyssey are long poems about Greek heroes. These poems were passed down by word of mouth long before they were written
down in the mid-seventh century B. C. The poems describe the brave feats of
Greek mythological heroes. They help present-day readers understand more
about the traits and qualities that the ancient Greeks valued. How does this
shape your expectations of the characters, settings, and plot events you will
read about in these epic poems?

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every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

figurative language is a resource that fiction writers use to make better descriptions of what they want to write about or express. they can improve their stories, as they can elaborate more vivid and colorful sentences. this way, the reader will be able to have more detailed images in his/her mind.

places, objects, people and even feelings or emotions can be described with a lot of detail to metaphors, similes and personifications. making different kinds of comparisons to make a description more specific, as well as assigning human qualities to non-human objects (and vice-versa) can be very useful for science fiction writers.  

on the other hand, alliterations allow writers to elaborate more entertaining and creative sentences. it consists in using a sequence of words that start with the same consonant letter. they can be used to emphasize something important the writer wants to express, or just as a fun literary device.

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the following two parts of the given excerpt from "beowulf" denote the importance of kinship and lineage :

1. hither to come; of (kinsmen's approval,

  word-leave of warriors), i ween that ye surely

2. (nothing have known. never a greater one

    of earls o’er the earth have i had a sight of)