Audience Appeal Through Poetic Devices in a Medieval Poetic Old Testament Narrative
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Analysis of poetic and narrative characteristics of the Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament, revealing in a text shaped to appeal to the laity of the time (ca 1400 AD). The poet, via a narrator who positions himself as mediator between religious clerical knowledge and his uneducated audience, effectively uses rhyming patterns, word pairs, and direct address to present stories of the Old Testament in a dramatic and engaging way.
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Audience Appeal Through Poetic Devices in a Medieval Poetic Old Testament Narrative
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Analysis of poetic and narrative characteristics of the Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament, revealing in a text shaped to appeal to the laity of the time (ca 1400 AD). The poet, via a narrator who positions himself as mediator between religious clerical knowledge and his uneducated audience, effectively uses rhyming patterns, word pairs, and direct address to present stories of the Old Testament in a dramatic and engaging way.