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Old English, Middle English, Epic poetry, Pagan Elegy, Ballad - Coggle…
Old English
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The English spoken during the Anglo- Saxon period, from 5 to the 11 centuries
In the begining Anglo-Saxon literarure was essentially oral. In was expressed in Old English. The arcaic language of the people of the north
Middle English
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The English spoken in 11Th-15 century, after the Norman Conquest
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Epic poetry
Epic verses have a melancholy tone were characterised by: strong rhythm, alliteration, assonance, Kenning
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The epic poem is a long narrative poetical composition that describe a warrior society, in which a brave hereo fight against supernatural force
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Pagan Elegy
The main themes are: sense of loss for a person or a place, or exile
tells of journeys and expresses feelings of melancholy, pain, loss and exile
The character- subject is often a lonely individual, a vagabond in a condition of pain in living far from his shared group
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These themes are linked to the Anglo-saxon culture and the fear of a dissolution of the clan, an essential element . to lost a place in the comunity means to deprive a person of his life.
the stylistic feature are: The pagan elegies generally in form of dramatic monologue melancholic tone, use of alliteration
The Exeter Book is the largest collection of Old English poetry. It contains many poems and riddles and a vast collection of pagan elegies. Among the most important elegies we find:
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Ballad
Oral poem , where narration and description are alternated