Which excerpt from the modern translation of Beowulf most strongly reflects the half-line style of Old English poetry?

May the Almighty

Father keep you and in His kindness

I'm away to the sea,

back on alert against enemy raiders

Then a proud warrior

questioned the men concerning their origins

will go and ask him

about your coming here, then hurry back

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Pop Tart

10 July, 15:55

Which excerpt from the modern translation of Beowulf most strongly reflects the half-line style of Old English poetry?

May the Almighty

Father keep you and in His kindness

I'm away to the sea,

back on alert against enemy raiders

Then a proud warrior

questioned the men concerning their origins

will go and ask him

about your coming here, then hurry back

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Karlee Owen · Answer 1

Karlee Owen 10 July, 18:03

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The answer will be possibly D

Skylar Hull · Answer 2

The answer is D. This is because in New English we say "ask him about coming here." Such that it is an action, and not the possession of an action. Yet in Old English we would say it was "your coming here" or "about your having of little faith" (as a second example) because that was just how it worked linguistically speaking.