“The Ruin” Week 2 English III B.

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“The Ruin” Week 2 English III B

Who is the author? Anonymous Only two Old English poets are known by name Unlike many other Old English poets, the author of “The Ruin” makes no religious reference

Music Old English poets have a close link to music These three devices helped make the poem sound like music: Caesura- a pause or break in a poetic line Alliteration-repetition of a consonant sound or a closely associated vowel sound Mnemonic Device- aids memorization

Old English Old English looks foreign to modern speakers because its spellings, inflections, vocabulary, and syntax are more like Dutch and German than Modern English The 100 most frequently used English words come from Old English

When did “The Ruin” appear? “The Ruin” was produced on a manuscript in the 10th century

Wyrd The word "wyrd" occurs frequently in Old English and is one of the most important concepts in the Anglo-Saxon period. Translated as "fate," "wyrd" does not refer to a cosmic power that decrees the fall of a particular individual. For Anglo-Saxons, "wyrd" meant simply those events that are beyond human control yet have a profound impact on human destiny.