How Long to Read Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle

How Long Does it Take to Read Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle?

It takes the average reader and 45 minutes to read Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle by Katharina Fischer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Kassel (Institut f r Anglistik und Amerikanistik), 16 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Riddles and rhymes are very common in English speaking countries; they are even part of oral lore among children and students. True riddles or punning ones with a word of two uses are very popular, i.e. "What runs but never walks? - A river."1 Although they are regarded as special forms funny puzzles, enigmas and sayings were also an important element of poetic diction throughout the history of literature. Old English prose and verse are considered to be the oldest literature written in vernacular, although Latin and Germanic influence is apparent in the Old English language. During the Anglo-Saxon Period and especially under Alfred, King of Wessex, Old English language and poetry reached its highpoint. At this time the clergy was considered as the intellectual elite and so poetry was composed in monasteries and the so called "writing-rooms". The surviving manuscripts include heroic, elegiac and religious elements, as in the Beowulf poem, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood. Old English riddles can be found in The Book of Exeter anthology. The collection includes about ninety riddles with heroic, religious and philosophical elements. This special form of poetic diction provides characteristic stylistic devices like alliterative verse and kenning. Besides that, the enigmas had a didactic purpose, as they were intended for religious and linguistic learning at the monastery schools.

How long is Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle?

Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle by Katharina Fischer is 45 pages long, and a total of 11,475 words.

This makes it 15% the length of the average book. It also has 14% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 2 minutes to read Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle aloud.

What Reading Level is Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle?

Riddles In Literature: Old English Riddle is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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