Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
Correct answer: D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest
- A. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.
- B. Metrical poetry simply got boring.
- C. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.
- D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest
Explanation
The alliterative revival looked back to an English poetic tradition that predated the Norman Conquest and French cultural influence. This backward-looking quality explains its connection with both nationalism and nostalgia.
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