Piers Plowman



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The 14th-century poem The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman (1360?-1400?), better known as Piers Plowman, is generally attributed to William Langland. A religious allegory, the work is written as a dream vision, a popular medieval form in which a story is presented as if the author had dreamed it. Piers Plowman is also a famous example of alliterative verse. In such lines as this one, the repetition of certain sounds (in this case, s) helps create a mood. (Excerpt recited by an actor.)

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Alliteration; English Literature; Langland, William; Poetry; Versification; Allegory

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