CT- 1

In “The Wanderer”, all of the following refer to the protagonist except

• "Lone-dweller”

• “The friendless man”

• The earth-stepper”

• “Shaper of men”

“The Measurer” in line 2 of “The Wanderer” refers to

• A Greek god

• The Christian God

• The land’s ruler

• A sailor

A theme present in the poem is

• Courtly love

• Family

• Isolation

• Heroism

The literary devices kenning, alliteration, and caesura classify “The Wanderer” as a poem from which literary period?

• Old and Middle English Period

• Anglo-Saxon Period

• Romantic Period

• Old English Period

What is a port in The Wanderer?

• A place to plug in your electronics

•  A place where boats and ships dock when returning to land

• A jolly fellow who is a little overweight

• A throne room in a mead hall

What memories does the wanderer suffer each day?

• The memory of his abandonment by his parents

• The memory of his kinsman dying

• The memory of being lost at sea

• The memory of overcoming a disease

The poem was originally written in-

• Latin

• Spanish

• German

• Old English

Which phrase is an accurate description of the sea? 

• Harsh, lonely, cold

• Mild, comfortable

• hot, torturous

• Comforting, peaceful 

Most images at the beginning of the poem refer to

• Coldness

• Color

• Animals

• Heroes

The tone in which the speaker describes earlier times is

• objective, because he describes past events as a reporter would

• nostalgic, because he speaks with longing for the past

• bitter, because he speaks of his former companions with hatred

• humorous, because he uses irony to describe the past