ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -10. Which of the following is an example of a kenning? In “The Dream of the Rood, ” the word “triumph-tree” is used to refer to Christ’s cross.

Detailed explanation-2: -BEOWULF: THE POEM It is a heroic narrative, more than three thousand lines long, concerning the deeds of a Scandinavian prince, also called Beowulf, and it stands as one of the foundation works of poetry in English.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries brought with them the common Germanic metre; but of their earliest oral poetry, probably used for panegyric, magic, and short narrative, little or none survives.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Anglo-Saxon period includes the creation of an English nation, with many of the aspects that survive today, including regional government of shires and hundreds. During this period, Christianity was re-established and there was a flowering of literature and language. Charters and law were also instituted.