Final task on english and american literature module student : Abdullayeva Shaxloxon

FINAL TASK ON ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE MODULE
STUDENT : Abdullayeva Shaxloxon
GROUP :2216
Variant 1
1.Dwhat are the four specific features of Old English literature.
2.Show the distinct features of Middle Ages in “The Death of King Arthur.

1. 
   Old English poetry has some distinctive qualities that have largely been lost from use in later works of Western literature, despite the fact that most of contemporary Western writing is influenced by and modified from those forms. Using samples from both texts, the following identifies four of the most prevalent elements found in Old English literature.
   

Topos Ubi-Sunt
Where are the people who came before us, as expressed in the Ubi-Sunt Topos, which translates as “where are…(fill in the blank)”? The Ubi-Sunt topos emphasizes a sense of loss, particularly for extinct or former generations or cultures, by evoking a sense of the transience of life.
Alliteration in Poetry
When there are two or more words in a line, alliterative verse utilizes the same sound at the beginning of each word. Take the “b” sound in “Beowulf fearlessly entered combat,” for instance. Alliteration serves as the poem’s structure and is maintained throughout an alliterative verse composition like Beowulf. Alliterative poetry utilizes a caesura in addition to end rhyme, which is more common today. See Alliterative Verse in English Literature for further details on this topic.
A characteristic of Germanic heroism known as Comitatus
Litotes Litotes: A gadget in which something is purposely downplayed in a to some degree amusing design. For case in “Beowulf” Grendel’s mother, within the middle of a savage fight is portrayed as a “wolfish swimmer,” who carries him to her court.

2. 
   Summary of Characteristics of Middle English Literature Impersonality/Anonymity Derivative Narrative Religiousness Oral Quality Courtly Love Chivalry Romance Infrastructure Literature When most people think of the Arthurian legend, they think of romance, chivalry, and knights in shining armor. was made.
   

Though not himself the greatest of the Knights of the Round Table Arthur is nonetheless the king and lord of this society: he is lost in history when chivalry flourished. He has the special honor of being one of the greatest British kings who ever lived. The respect shown to Arthur in Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps less personal and more idealistic. His knights serve the principle of courtesy that Arthur embodies more than Arthur the Man.For this reason, certain knights such as Tristram and Lancelot sometimes fight Arthur. Arthur was probably a historical figure, but legends about his greatness Are strangely exaggerated. Thomas Bulfinch called him “The Little Prince of the House of Sille”, referring to his relatively low importance in the historical arc of England.Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Twelfth-Century England References in the King’s account characterize him as a valiant warrior against Saxon invaders, but later narrators embellish this characterization to the point of making Arthur a sort of Christopher or superhero.