What is the primary literary form and dream-vision setting used by William Langland in 'Piers Plowman'?
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Correct answer: Alliterative verse on the Malvern Hills
Langland utilizes the traditional Germanic alliterative long line, a hallmark of the 14th-century Alliterative Revival. The poem begins with the narrator, Will, falling asleep on the Malvern Hills and witnessing a 'field full of folk.'
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