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Which of the following statements are correct regarding the thematic and structural features of Old English literature? I. The concept of 'wyrd' (fate) provided a deeply elegiac and heroic tone to Old English literature, heavily emphasizing themes of mortality and exile. II. Old English elegies are lyric monologues voiced by a solitary speaker meditating on exile, loss, and the fleeting nature of worldly joys. III. The epic poem Beowulf explores the theme of fate (wyrd) alongside heroism, mortality, and the tension between pagan and Christian values. IV. Old English poetry predominantly utilized complex rhyme schemes to deliver its deeply elegiac and heroic tone.
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