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The Metrical Role of -ly and -liche Adverbs and Adjectives in Middle English Alliterative Verse: The A-Verse

Our understanding of Middle English alliterative verse meter has greatly advanced since Hoyt N. Duggan and Thomas Cable independently discovered the existence of rules governing the b-verse (the second of the two half lines) of the alliterative long line. Thanks to their breakthrough studies, the subject has gained renewed interest among scholars. We now know that the number and the location of unstressed syllables are crucial in understanding the rhythmical structure of unrhymed alliterative long line. In particular, we now have a much clearer understanding of the b-verse structure. The findings to date are: