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Major types of literature and characteristics - Coggle Diagram
Major types of literature and characteristics
Old English
Stories written in alliterative verse
Spoken to the accompaniment of a harp & conducted by a scop
Only a small amount of the verse was written
Popular language devices used in epics
Metonymy
Name of a feature of a thing is used instead of the name of the thing itself
kenning
two words substituted for one
Mostly conservative, harsh and heroic
types of literature
Sermons and saints' lives
Biblical translations
Translated Latin works of the early Church Fathers
Chronicles and narrative history works
Laws, wills and other legal works
Practical works on grammar, medicine, and geography
Poetry
mixture of pagan traditions, thoughts about life, the universe and nature, as well as Christian thought and moral values.
Middle English
Combination of Old English and French
Types of literature
Religious
Courtly love
Arthurian
Characteristics of Middle english literature
Mostly meant to be listened to rather than read.
Mostly memorised - people would memorise and retell poems or stories instead of reading.
Impersonality/Anonymity
Derivative Stories
Religiosity
Oral Quality
Chivalry
Romance
Infra-Literary