MB UNIUD

1)Beowulf was composed sometime during the 7^th  century.

2)The Anglo-Saxon poet used some linguistic choices: alliterations, rhymes, caesuras and rhythm.

3)The line form was a double line with a break in the middle which created a distinctive rhythm  

5)The basic features of epic poems are:

they  celebrates one nation's heroes  

they told about the values of a nation

they used  a style useful to have the people remember

they were generally in oral form

6)The poet  had a very important role in Anglo-Saxon society. In fact  the poets were considered the voice and memory of a tribe.