Gonzalo de Berceo is a key writer of the mester de clerecía. Which verse form did the poets of this school use?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The cuaderna vía, with stanzas of four lines of fourteen syllables on one rhyme
- Step 1: Berceo wrote Milagros de Nuestra Señora. Step 2. The learned clerics wrote in cuaderna vía, with four monorhymed alexandrines per stanza. Answer: The cuaderna vía, with stanzas of four lines of fourteen syllables on one rhyme. Why not the others: The mester de juglaría consisted of oral epic minstrel poetry, while Renaissance and Baroque verse forms developed centuries later in Spanish literature.
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