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  • 1. Who is considered the author of Beowulf, and why is it significant in English literature?
    Beowulf is an anonymous Old English epic poem, likely composed between the 8th–11th centuries.
  • What are the main features of Old English poetry?
    Alliteration, caesura (pause in the middle of a line), kennings (compound metaphors, e.g., “whale-road” for sea), and oral-formulaic style.
  • Who is William Shakespeare?
    A famous English poet and playwright.
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