Read the passage from Beowulf. They marched in step, hurrying on till the timbered hall rose before them, radiant with gold. Nobody on earth knew of another building like it. Majesty lodged there, its light shone over many lands. Which feature of Old English poetry did this modern translation maintain?

The translation keeps alliteration, the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words. For example, “hall” and “hurrying” repeat the h sound, and “light” and “lands” repeat the l sound. This sound pattern is a defining feature of Old English poetry; the passage does not rely on rhyme.

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