Which poetic form is used in Piers Plowman?
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Correct answer: Alliterative verse
Piers Plowman is written in alliterative verse, characteristic of the Alliterative Revival in 14th-century England. It uses stress-based meter with repeated consonant sounds rather than end rhyme.
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