Which element of an original text does a translator want to capture? a. new connotations of words b. previous examples of the author's work c. the meanings of the author's words d. facts and information about the author's life

The answer is C: the meanings of the author´s words.

When translating, it is recommended, above all, that one captures the ideas, sense, and meaning —or, as many have put it, in more poetic terms, capture the spirit of the text— of what is being expressed in the original. Even if the task of the translator then becomes extremely difficult —some would say, like de Mann or Walter Benjamin, impossible— it is, as such, an enterprise worth pursuing.

the language of the poem is in old english which is a language that is lost and not used today but its interesting. few words of the old english are similar to our english we speak today.

(i hoped i )