Below, you have been provided with a block quote (which is a long quote that exceeds five typed lines); the quote is properly formatted, according to MLA
guidelines-and it is properly introduced. After reading the direct quote, complete
the following:

When grendel speaks of unferth and says "i could crush him like a fly" what literary device is being used

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction