The most effective translation is Elizabeth Wyckoff due to its effectiveness in sentence structure and word choice. The sentence structure varies starting from Strophe 1, introducing the excerpt with “many the wonders but nothing walks stronger than man”. This simple sentence allows the main idea of Strophe 1 state itself in a quick and effective manner. After the introductory sentence, complex and compound sentences continue to Strophe 2. This variation slows the pace down making the reader look deeper into those sections. An example would be the last sentence of Strophe 1, which basically describes man being able to wear Earth “as the ploughs go up and down from year to year.” This example makes a more in depth description of how man controls