Grendel
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Themes
All Themes Monsters and Humans Language Loneliness and Isolation Nature and Time Heroism Philosophy, Theory, and Belief
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Grendel Grendel’s Mother Hrothgar The Dragon The Shaper Unferth Wealtheow Ork Beowulf
Symbols
All Symbols The Ram, Bull, and Goat The Intertwining Trees The Oak Overlooking the Abyss
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Style Tone Unreliable Narrator Verbal Irony
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Grendel

by John Gardner

Grendel Literary Devices

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