English literature began with the（）settlement in England.

单项选择题Beowulfis written in the form of（），a popular form of poetry in Anglo-Saxon literature.

A.ballad
B.blank verse
C.couplet
D.alliterative verse

单项选择题The central character of a romanceis（），who follows the code of behavior calledchivalry.

A.the knight
B.the warrior
C.the Gladiator
D.a soldier

单项选择题The stories of（）are the most well-known ballads，songs of stories told orally in 4-line stanzas.

A.the green knights
B.King Arthur
C.Robin Hood
D.the Vikings

单项选择题（）is considered the father of English poetry，whose most representative work is The Canterbury Tales.

A.William Langland
B.Edmund Spenser
C.John Milton
D.Geoffrey Chaucer

单项选择题The Canterbury Tales，a collection of stories strung together and told by 30 pilgrims on their way to pilgrimage，is written in the form of（）.

A.blank verse
B.alliterative verse
C.heroic couoplet
D.ballad