Jamal’s assignment for class is to write his own verse to add to Beowulf, using some of the traditions that were used in Old English poetry. Which excerpt from Jamal’s poem best fulfills the assignment?

Old English poetry often uses alliteration, repeating consonant sounds within a line. Choice A repeats the b sound in “brooding” and “bench,” giving the line an alliterative quality while describing Unferth in the hall. The other choices read more like ordinary prose or rely on end rhyme, which is less characteristic of Old English verse.

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