When grendel says hrothgar's "warriors became hornets" (40), what literary device is being used?
a. alliteration
b. figurative language
c. point of view
d. exposition

B. Figurative language.

Figurative language refers to using figures of speech in order to be more effective, persuasive or descriptive. It usually relies on using words in ways that differ from their literal accepted meanings. Therefore, this allows the author to use words in an unconventional way. In this case, the phrase does not mean that the warriors literally turned into hornets. Instead, it describes te warriors as being as violent, relentless and decisive as hornets.

"A Modest Proposal" is Jonathan Swift's satirical essay. Swift deals with the problem of foot shortage present in Ireland, and suggests that it could be overcome by eating babies when they turn one year old. This is, of course, Swift's humorous way to underline the problems of England and Ireland in 1720s. The purpose of this essay is to make people address the problem of poverty in real life, and to think of a solution to this problem other than cannibalism.