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Select three common forms of Anglo-Saxon literature. lyric novella riddle epic elegy ballad novel short story

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The three common forms of Anglo-Saxon literature are:

Epic, Ballad and Elegy.

Explanation:

Anglo-Saxon literature is covered since the fifth century in the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) period of Great Britain.

This literature covers genres as diverson as the epic, the ballad, the elegy, translations of the Bible and sermons.

-The epic is a genre that shows us legendary or fictional deeds of heroic feats whether real or imaginary in which they participated. An example is Homer's Odyssey.

-A ballad is a type of romantic song where musical tones are created from the writing of poems. Telling a person's life or some precise facts.

-The elegies are poems written in the first person, implying the ephemeral nature of joy, wealth and luck in life. These are works that fall into the sadness of the past. An example is the elegy of The Wandering Man.

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Epic, elegy, and ballad are three common forms of Anglo-Saxon literature, whereas lyric, novella, riddle, novel, and short story were created much later.
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