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Epic Beginnings — Test

Question 8 • English IV

Read the passage from "A Shield." A lonely warrior, I am wounded with iron, Scarred with sword-points, sated with battle-play, Weary 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?

Answer
A
plot
B
rhyme
C
character
D
alliteration
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