The poet in Beowulf has used the literary technique of kenning, which is a type of figurative expression using metaphorical descriptions.
Kenning is the correct literary technique used in the underlined words from Beowulf. A kenning is a figurative expression that replaces a noun, often a compound noun, with a metaphorical description. In this case, 'wolf-of-the-waves' is a kenning for a ship.
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