poem is by fitts. The poem is divided into four fitts. The first and forth fitts being the shortest because an introduction and ending in literature tend to be shorter than the plot. The second and third fitts are longer because the plot is told in them. In a sense the poem is balanced out by fitts one and four being smaller than fitts two and three.The second artistic design is narrative design. Narrative design is the way in which the plot is structured. In order for a poem to have good narrative design the plot must be equally divided. In “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” it is quite evident the author did that. The plot of the poem can be told like this; fitt one Gawain accepts the challenge of the green knight, fitt two Gawain accepts Lord Bertilak’s challenge, fitt three Gawain fails in faith to Lord Bertilak, fitt four Gawain fails in courage in his encounter with the green knight. All this leads up to Gawain returning to Arthur’s court showing humility for his unfaithfulness. The last artistic design present in the poem is thematic design. Two themes portrayed in the poem are courage and fidelity. The theme dealing with courage begins in fitt one when Gawain stands up and accepts the green knights challenge and ends in fitt four when he fails in courage in his last encounter with the green knight. The theme of fidelity begins in fitt two and ends in fitt three. Because of these divisions the poem is well balanced and is considered having excellent thematic design. The artistic designs in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” all contribute to the cohesiveness of the poem. In every aspect the poem is well structured. The use of language is organized in a way that one can say is a portrait of human greatness. ...
