ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In grammar, Old English is chiefly distinguished from later stages in the history of English by greater use of a larger set of inflections in verbs, nouns, adjectives, and pronouns, and also (connected with this) by a rather less fixed word order; it also preserves grammatical gender in nouns and adjectives.

Detailed explanation-2: -The major characteristic of all Old English poetry is the celebration of the warrior, the adventurer and the conqueror. This content makes up the vast majority of subject matter in most Old English poetry. Thematically, these poems concern the same issues modern writers speak of today.

Detailed explanation-3: -Romantic poetry is the poetry of sentiments, emotions and imagination. Romantic poetry opposed the objectivity of neoclassical poetry. Neoclassical poets avoided describing their personal emotions in their poetry, unlike the Romantics..

Detailed explanation-4: -The main difference between Old English and Middle English can be described as the simplification of grammar; in Middle English, many grammatical cases of Old English saw a reduction and inflections in Old English were simplified.