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A Poem written by Big Virge 9/8/ YES .!!!!!! I am The Dark Knight of a " DIFFERENT" Type!!!!! Who . still fights crime! No Nines' .. just rhymes. While in prison, Knight began to write poetry, and he corresponded with, and received visits from, Black literary luminaries such as Dudley Randall and.
Josiah Israel Jan I love the medieval Ballad kind of poem. Alfred Lord Tennyson was my inspiration for this style: I know you're tired and sick. I feel sorry I'm not there to relieve you.
I know you're strong and you can handle yourself like you always do. But baby you are like a princess to me.
And I am a knight willing to risk his life just for you to be alright. But right now I can do nothing.
It feels bad that I'm too far when you need a hug. It feels bad when you need food but I can't provide. In this scene, Arthur addresses the mysterious Green Knight who appears at the entrance to his hall. In this poem, however, it is revealed as a potentially childish request, as the poet takes on the tradition, exaggerating the adventure to one more dangerous and real than Arthur would perhaps have originally desired.
The poet is also successful in portraying the noble courtesy that was traditional behavior for knights. Line emphasizes this type of courtly behavior, utilizing alliteration of three words, as was custom in the alliterative tradition of the time: This foreshadows the sinister intentions of the Green Knight, corresponding with the likewise dual-natured description of his appearance in previous passages: The poet draws attention to these lines in the notable occurrence of translinear alliteration.
Yet again, the poet serves at a critic of the court, suggesting a childish gullibility within it. Perhaps most significantly, her translation foregoes much of the allusions to the malevolent character of the Green Knight.
A true knight would be required to behave and speak in the same chivalric fashion Arthur displays. Borroff further fails in her portrayal of the Green Knight when she substitutes words and phrases so as to maintain the alliterative pattern of her translation.
Yet again, the Green Knight is portrayed without key allusions to his deception, losing the poetic nuance of foreshadowing. This occurs again in line