Compare and contrast the lyric poetry of the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance based on the selections you read in the Anglo-Saxon Period: 449-1066 unit and the Renaissance: 1485-1660 unit. Describe what literary devices were commonly used and what themes were most frequently addressed in both periods. Include at least one specific example from each period. Your response should be at least one paragraph long.

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Compare and contrast the lyric poetry of the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance based on the selections you read in the Anglo-Saxon Period: 449-1066 unit and the Renaissance: 1485-1660 unit. Describe what literary devices were commonly used and what themes were most frequently addressed in both periods. Include at least one specific example from each period. Your response should be at least one paragraph long.

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Sabrina Stafford · Answer 1

Based on the sections I would say that Anglo-Saxon poetry seems deal with directly handling the human condition as opposed to Renaissance poems which explore the creative and experimental side of human nature through more abstract ideas like nostalgia, imagination and emotion.

To take this further you could also say that the Anglo-Saxon period would be the study of mans qualities within what is to be considered the social norm of the time. Renaissance poetry in a slightly different way examines man potential against the social norm in an effort to transcend it.