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?

The repeated beginning sounds in phrases such as “wounded with,” “Scarred with sword-points,” and “Weary of weapons” show alliteration. Old English poetry commonly used alliteration to link lines and emphasize words, so this feature helps signal the poem’s origin. Rhyme is not the main pattern here.

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