Examples Of Alliteration In The Wanderer

The Wanderer fulfills all of the requirements for an Anglo-Saxon Lyric poem by using all of the devices of Anglo-Saxon poem poetry. The Wanderer is an Anglo-Saxon Lyric poem. The word lyric comes from the Greek word Lyre. Stringed musical instrument. Lyric tells of strong, sudden emotion. The first Lyric poems were meant to be sung, poets used to sing them. Now Lyric poetry is meant to be read. Lyric poetry is a short poem that reveals a speaker's feelings, emotions, mode, state of mind, expressions, thoughts, and attitude. The devices of Anglo-Saxon poetry are caesurae , homiletic passage, mutability theme, stoicism, ubi sunt, kennings, and alliteration. The Wanderer uses all of these devices to fulfill all the requirements of an Anglo-Saxon Lyric Poem,

Caesura. Caesura is a pause or break between words within a metrical foot. An example of caesura in The Wanderer is; "No wonder therefore, in all the world, if a shadow

Kenning is a literary device in which a poetic phrase substitutes for a mourn. An example of a kenning in The wanderer is "Mead-hall" The mead-hall to the wanderer was a gift. It was feasting hall that the Wanderer used to attend with his kins. When attending it comforted his sorrow from his life and the loss of friends and family. It was a get away from reality and it was rewarding to the wanderer. Mead-hall is his happiness even though it is a place to drink and eat and to him it accounts for his happiness.

Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the first sounds of words to connect the half-lines of Anglo-Saxon lyric poetry. An example of alliteration in The Wanderer is "Fettered my feelings, far from my kin." The sound of "f" is repeated four times in fettered, feelings, far, and from. The author has a change of feelings far from his family . He is no longer surrounded by them, times have changed and he no longer has them. He can not feel the same way about them as he used to when they were physically with