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Which of the following texts are associated with the alliterative revival ?

Correct answer: D. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

  • A. "The Dream of the Rood"
  • B. "The Wanderer"
  • C. "The Seafarer"
  • D. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

Explanation

The alliterative revival refers mainly to the renewed use of Old English-style alliterative verse in the fourteenth century, especially in works such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The other three poems belong to the earlier Old English period.

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