Beowulf Figurative Language

In the poem, the creator of Beowulf decided to use language to accentuate the importance of the claws and ocean parts in her appearance, which can help the reader understand that she has more of a monster appearance but can still pertain to a human look. They use the word ‘brine-wolf’ to describe the way she came out of the water to attack, the way a wolf does when it is attacking its prey. This line represents the author's use of adjectives to describe the view of Grendel’s mother. This shows how much of a monster she is because humans can’t breathe underwater and are not described as wolves which are animals that destroy their prey which is what she is trying to do to Beowulf. These descriptions of Grendel’s mother automatically make us view