Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:poetry
verse form |
| gptkbp:alliterationRole |
links the two half-lines
|
| gptkbp:feature |
lack of rhyme
alliteration strong-stress meter |
| gptkbp:halfLineName |
hemistich
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Germanic alliterative verse
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern alliterative poetry
|
| gptkbp:mainStress |
each half-line contains two stressed syllables
|
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Beowulf
gptkb:Hildebrandslied gptkb:Poetic_Edda |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
early Germanic languages
|
| gptkbp:period |
early Middle Ages
late Middle Ages |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
rhyme-based verse forms
|
| gptkbp:revival |
19th-century poetry
|
| gptkbp:structure |
line divided into two half-lines
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
philologists
literary historians |
| gptkbp:unstressedSyllables |
variable number
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Icelandic sagas
Old English poetry Old Dutch poetry Old High German poetry Old Saxon poetry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Old_English_alliterative_verse
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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