Writing of the Anglo-Saxon period seems to deal a lot with the same issues. Monotonous doesn't even begin to describe the boredom one feels when reading these pieces of swill. Bored to tears is not merely an expression, it is the state one is in while reading Anglo-Saxon poetry. The first type of writing is based around exile. One study said that adding the letter "x" to things, make them seem more exciting. Exile is …showed first 75 words of 263 total…

…showed last 75 words of 263 total…it almost makes one long for the poems about moping. <Tab/>This may all seem a little exaggerated however with Anglo-Saxon poetry there is not much anyone could do to make it seem worse than it is. If someone said, "If you read it a burly man will jump out of the pages and chase you around your house," it would make it much better (even if it was very terrifying).