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askchapo • 2 years ago

Why are old stories like Beowulf and Paradise Lost called poems?

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Why are old stories like Beowulf and Paradise Lost called poems?

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askchapo • 2 years ago

I am stupid pls educate me. Were they actually poems?

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Asa_the_Red [he/him]
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2 years ago
Others have discussed meter and rhythm, but Beowulf is also alliterative which is why it doesn't rhyme. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliterative_verse#Old_English_poetic_forms

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