a collection of manuscripts exeter book was probably compiled by monks during the reign of king...
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A COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS
EXETER BOOK WAS PROBABLY COMPILED BY MONKS DURING THE REIGN OF KING ALFRED THE GREAT, BETWEEN 871 AND
899 .
The Exeter Book
IMAGINE LIFE IN THE 5TH-11TH CENTURY!
No TV and movie theaters only showed movies on special occasions!
People were entertained by scops – travelling storytellers who memorized, adapted, and passed along an oral tradition of stories and songs.
Men went to Mead Halls!
Anglo-Saxon Lyrics
Lyrics expressed the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker.
Composed for easy memorization and recitation.They contain these elements:
Lines with regular rhythms, usually with four strong beats.
Caesuras, rhythmic breaks in the middle of lines, where the reciter could pause for breath
Kennings, two-word poetic re-naming of people, places, and things, such as the kenning whales’ home for the sea.
Assonance, the repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed, stressed syllable (“batter these ramparts”)
Alliteration, the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables.
VOCABULARY
AdmonishSentinel FerventRancorCompassionateGrievousRaptureRedressBlithe
Advise; cautionGuard – person or
animal Show warmth of feelingIll willSympathizing; show pityCausing sorrowJoy; great pleasureCompensation for wrongCheerful