Q : Critically analyse the motifs of Gawain poet ’s writing “ Sir Gawain and The Green Knight .” “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English alliterative verse. Its poet is anonymous , but confusedly ascribing authorship to John Massey who is still controversial. Gawain , a courtesy of King Arthur 's Round Table, accepts a challenge from the mysterious fighter, The Green Knight . The Green Knight allows Gawain to strike him with an axe, as well as he must face a return attack from Green Knight. Additionally, Gawain raises an agreement to get his attack after one year. The poem explores true nature of chivalry and knighthood , which is emphasizing the code of conduct expected from knights. [ CC-1 ] " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight " consists of 2520 lines and 101 stanzas. The poet broke “ the alliterative lines ” into variable-length groups and ended these nominal stanzas with a rhyming section of five line
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