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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