Abstract:In The Infant and the Pearl (1985), the British poet Douglas Oliver draws on the alliterative and allegorical features of medieval verse to create a dream-like satire of Britain under Margaret Thatcher's Tories. Once a central feature of most Old English poetry, since Chaucer, alliteration and rhyme have often been used in the service of parody and satire. But, how do complex patterning of alliteration and sound-structures aid satire and generate political content? Drawing on Oliver's poetic and critical work,… Show more
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