LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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The repetition of words
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The use of epithets with character’s names
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An episodic structure
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oral-formulaic composition is a theory that originated in the scholarly study of epic poetry and developed in the second quarter of the twentieth century. It seeks to explain two related issues: the process by which oral poets improvise poetry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oral-formulaic theory in Anglo-Saxon poetry refers to the application of the hypotheses of Milman Parry and Albert Lord on the Homeric Question to verse written in Old English. That is, the theory proposes that certain features of at least some of the poetry may be explained by positing oral-formulaic composition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Milman Parry (1902–1935) and his student Albert Lord (1912–1991) discovered and studied what they called the oral-formulaic method of oral epic singers in the Balkans.