The development of poetry
Anglo-Saxon poetry
epic poem
Lord Randall
Beowulf
medieval ballad
alliteration: repetition of the same initial consonant sound
kenning: formulaic phrase that is used to replace a noun
caesura: pause in a line of poetry
long narrative composition
glory, brave, heroic life and leadership
oral exposition
supernatural creatures
society aristocratic and military
series of flash
style elevated and vocabulary rich
language is simple and it isn't in first person
refrain: repeated line or group of lines
no marola aim and drammatic story as a series of flash
maintaining the same narrative outline
themes
ballads of magic
border ballads
ballads of love and domestic tragedy
ballads of outlaws
the cruel sister
It's based on an Italian ballad and a Swedish one which tell a similar story.
There are about 250 version of this ballad.
Themes: treachery, death, will, relation between mother and son, wood (forest)
Anonymous and composed in the first half of the 8th century.
values of warrior society: loyalty, bravery, revenge, glory, fate and good against evil
The oldest poem written in English more than 1200 years ago.
alliteration, repetition and long lists
elevated language and christian elements