Listen to an excerpt from Beowulf here. Write two to three sentences explaining what you notice about the language of the poem.

The language of the poem Beowulf is old english using alliteration and a pattern of stressed syllables. Some of the old english words are used even today which is pretty interesting.

Sample Response: I can hear that Beowulf uses alliteration and a pattern of stressed syllables. The language of the poem does not sound much like modern English, likely because Old English is more closely related to Germanic languages.