1. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Miss Johnson

2. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Arthurian Romance
Poem
Written between
Written in the Northwest Midlands in England
Author Unknown
Often called the Sir Gawain Poet or the Pearl Poet

3. Romances
Romance: a type of prose or verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Also known as a Chivalric Romance
Typically describe the adventures of quest-seeking, legendary knights who are portrayed having heroic qualities
King Arthur was a popular topic in these romances
Romance originally a French tradition

4. Folklore Motifs The Beheading Game The Exchange of Winnings
The Green Man

5. Alliterative Verse
Alliterative Verse: a poem that uses alliteration as the principal ornamental device to help underlying metical structure
Each line has four stresses, three which are alliterative
A caesura, or break, is in the middle of the line
EX:
King Arthur was counted most courteous of all
Bob and Wheel: a five line verse that ends each stanza
Is not in the alliterative verse pattern
Alliterative verse a tradition in Anglo-Saxon literature like in Beowulf

6. Major Theme Focus on inner moral testing rather than martial prowess
Natural world versus the civilized world
Self-preservation