Review The Poem in The Old English Period "The Wanderer"

The Wanderer 

Authors : Unknown

language : Old English

Date : Impossible to determine

Provenance : Exeter Book

Genre : Elegy

Verse form : Alliterative verse

length : c. 115 lines

Personages : The narrator of the "wise man" speech and the wise man, presumably the "wanderer" himself.

Text : The wanderer at wikisource

The wanderer as a whole is about a wanderer who is lonely in his life. The loneliness experienced by the wanderer is due to the departure of loved ones and he suffers from the departure or death of those he loves. This poem means that life is like a winding maze, not always running smoothly and full of obstacles that must be overcome. It also contains that the struggles in life will be faced by oneself without help from others. Because, other people will also focus on their own lives.

The poem also highlights a person who is trying to find meaning and purpose in life. The poem also has spiritual and belief themes. The wanderer in the poem hopes that he will find happiness and peace in his life even after death. 

The poem also deals with the themes of courage, wisdom and strength. The traveler has to face various challenges and difficulties on his journey, and he has to use his courage and wisdom to overcome them. This poem is very relatable to today's life where everything in life is full of competition and everything moves so fast that everything needs struggle and never give up.