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THE DEVELOMPMENT OF POETRY - Coggle Diagram
THE DEVELOMPMENT OF POETRY
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE
Was anonymous and oral
The poet was called scoop
Scop's social function was to sing epics celebrating cutural values on occasions
Poetry had two modes
Epic
Elegiac
The main aspects of Anglo-Saxon poetry
Were
Stress
Alliteration
Kenning
The Father of English literature
Was Geoffpey Chaucer
He wrote The Canterbury Tales
Which became the basis of modern English
The matrical romancers
Emerged in the Middle Ages
They were tales in verse about
Chivaly
Love
Supernatural creatures
They came from three main sources
France
Rome
Britain
The medieval lyric
In the Middle Ages became a popular from
Lyrics expressed personal emotions
Could be sung with instrument
The earliest lyrics were religious
Later they became secular
The medieval ballad
The language was simple
They were transmitted orally
Were composed between the 13 th and 14 th centuries
Wereb anonymous and intended for singing and dancing