Old English alliterative verse
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:poetry
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
caesura
alliteration unrhymed lines |
| gptkbp:function |
gptkb:oral_tradition
mnemonic aid |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Old English alliterative verse
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Middle_English_alliterative_verse
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Old_English
|
| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Beowulf
|
| gptkbp:period |
5th to 11th centuries
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Germanic_alliterative_verse
|
| gptkbp:structure |
variable number of unstressed syllables
each half-line contains two stressed syllables two half-lines per line |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Beowulf
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Maldon gptkb:The_Seafarer gptkb:The_Wanderer Old English poetry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alliterative_Revival
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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