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Intended for college teachers and students of Anglo-Saxon literature, this paper provides an overview of the poetic devices available to poets of the fourteenth century. The paper examines how the "Pearl" poet made use of numerical symbolism and the principles of formal logic as structural devices, giving examples of these devices from "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Chaucer's "Parlement of Foules," and Guillaume de Lorris's "Roman de la Rose." The paper also examines the infusion of color into Middle English poetry, citing descriptions of the Green Knight's clothing and castle as examples. Uses of rhyme, puns, and the alliterative long line are also discussed, focusing on the Harley's "Lyrics" and "Sir Gawain." Finally, the paper explores the various uses of allegory and symbolism, especially the religious symbolism in Bede's "De Dei Judicii" and "Pearl." A bibliography of works on Middle and Old English is included. (SRT)