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Important Questions for English Lecturer PPSC Test  1. The earliest surviving work in English Literature is Ans: Caedmon's Hymn 2. The epic poem Beowulf consists Ans: 3182 alliterative lines 3. Which epic poem from old English Literature has been declared the national epic poem of England? Ans: Beowulf Epic Poem 4. The epic poem Beowulf is written in Ans: Scandinavian Script 5. Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf? Ans: Anonymous 6. The Old English "Martyrology" is a Merican collection of Ans: Hagiographies 7. Eynsham was a prolific 10th-century writer of Ans: Hagiographies and Homilies 8. The earliest English poet whose name is known is; Ans: Caedmon 9. King Alfred's reign ended in Ans: 9th century 10. In the battle of Maldon in 991, The Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent Ans: Vikings' Invasion 11. "The Wanderer" is an old English poem that consists Ans: 115 Lines of alliterative verse 12. A poem that mourns a loss, or has the more genera...

English Poetry Notes For Lecturer and PPSC Exams The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in European culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is unavoidably ambiguous. It can mean poetry written in England, or poetry written in the English language. The earliest surviving poetry from the area currently known as England was likely transmitted orally and then written down in versions that do not now survive; thus, dating the earliest poetry remains difficult and often controversial. The earliest surviving manuscripts date from the 10th century. Poetry written in Latin, Brythonic (a predecessor language of Welsh) and Old Irish survives which may date as early as the 6th century. The earliest surviving poetry written in Anglo-Saxon, the most direct predecessor of modern English, may have b...