Question

The first five stanzas of a poem by this author all end with the phrase (*) "without a spot" to describe an object that fell down a mound covered in herbs. After falling asleep in a "garden green," the narrator of a poem by this author dreams of a different garden in which the title character lies out of reach across a river representing death. In a different poem by this author, a man turns down a woman’s offer of a ring, but accepts her silken girdle instead. This author used a shifting meter called “bob and wheel” for the stanzas of a poem in which an enchanted sash protects one title character from being beheaded by Lord Bertilak’s axe. For 10 points, name this poet, named either for his allegorical work about (-5[1])a father grieving his lost daughter, or for his poem about the title character’s (15[1])promise with the Green Knight. ■END■

ANSWER: the Pearl Poet [or the Gawain Poet; accept anything that indicates they wrote either Pearl or Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
<Darren Petrosino, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KohnFoucault's PenndulumOld London Town49-5
Matt BoothFour Neg OmeletteBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust6315
Adam Jones3HK1MMEdinburgh8215
Conrad Freidson10 Negs that Shook the QuizTabearnacle8610
Aidan TeeYes, ModeratorScottish, Irish, Both or Neither11610
Ben BeardsleyOld London TownFoucault's Penndulum14910

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