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caedman's hymn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the estimated year range that the poem was composed? | 658 and 680 |
| what type of poet was caedmon? | oral-formulaic |
| what is an oral-formulaic poet? | one who created his work by combining and varying formulas—units of verse developed in a tradition transmitted by one generation of singers to another. |
| who is the author? | BEDE |
| why could no one equal caedmon's skill of poetry? | no one could equal him because he was not taught the art of song by men or by human agency but received this gift through heavenly grace |
| what is the first song caedmon learns to sing? | the Creation |
| was caedmon always a gifted singer? | he had lived in the secular estate until he was well advanced in age without learning any songs |
| who does caedmon tell about his dream? | The next morning he went to the reeve, who was his foreman, and told him about the gift he had received. |
| what happened after caedmon's newfound gift is revealed? | the abbess, who cherished the grace of God in this man, instructed him to give up secular life and to take monastic vows |
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