Editing Cleanness (section)

==Technique==

It uses the homiletic principles of education with entertainment ([[Horace]]'s {{lang|la|utile et dulce}}) and is primarily rooted in Biblical stories.  The reference to the [[Fallen angel|fall of the angel]]s is drawn from [[Pseudepigraphy|pseudepigrapha]].  The technique of presenting exempla and then explicating them as demonstrations of moral principles is characteristic of many sermons of the medieval period.  Here the poet uses three exempla with explication in the transitions between them.{{cn|date=September 2023}}