ENG 3323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Celtic Otherworld, Quatrain, Internal Rhyme
13 Sep 2016
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Level of artistry in the manuscript is very low. The pearl poet" reference to another poem, pearl, in the manuscript, assumed to have been written by same poet as gawain. Each line usually centers around one consonant (sometimes the vowels can alliterate with one another or h") No rules about the number of syllables in the line. Break between beowulf poet and pearl" poet pearl poet wrote in the alliterative revival. Bob and wheel structure serves as a refrain. Bob" is the short little words that introduce the wheel, which is a quatrain that has internal rhyme, etc. Green knight comes in and asks to play a game. Arthur says he will, then gawain steps in. The green knight says the game is to cut his head off. Gawain cuts the green knight"s head off and he does, but then the gk picks the head back up.
