Piers Plowman (written c. 1370–86; possibly c. 1377) or Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman (William’s Vision of Piers Plowman) is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland.It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative verse divided into sections called passus (Latin for “step”).Like the Pearl Poet’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Piers Plowman is considered by many critics …