Read the passage from "A Shield." A lonely warrior,I am wounded with iron, Scarred with sword-points,sated with battle-play, Wea
ry of weapons.I have witnessed much fighting, Much stubborn strife. Which feature most helps indicate to the reader that this modern translation was originally an Old English poem?
The character of this passage from "A Shield" helps indicate to the reader that this modern translation was originally an Old English poem. Phrases like "sated in battle-play" and "weary of weapons" were used in old English but are not used in modern English literature. Such phrases help the reader to understand that the passage has been translated from an Old English poem.
The feature that most helps indicate to the reader that this modern translation was originally an Old English poem is alliteration
Explanation:
The question is not complete since it does not provide the options to answer the question, here are the options:
* alliteration
* character
* plot
* rhyme
It was very common to use the literary device of alliteration to create the connection between the words in a poem in Old English poetry, this background of information makes the option alliteration the correct one, besides we can see some examples of this technique in the passage, like "stubborn strife".
I feel like it's implying that, Britannia is in a very very weary deep thought process.
I mean, droops can be referred to weary, and pensive means thought, or a deep thought. However, weary could be tired. This is completely an assumption.
