Question

Which feature best characterizes the poems of the Alliterative Revival?

• A. Courtly love lyrics with rhyme royal
• B. Long, serious, learned, unrhymed poems with alliteration
• C. Religious allegories in French verse forms
• D. Short, comic tales in couplets

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Long, serious, learned, unrhymed poems with alliteration

• These works often tackled moral, historical, and religious themes.

• Distinct from Chaucer’s rhymed verse.

• Example: Piers Plowman.