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The Folk Ballad

The Folk Ballad. A poem that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture. The Folk Ballad. La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats I met a lady in the meads   Full beautiful, a faery's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light,

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The Folk Ballad

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  1. The Folk Ballad A poem that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

  2. The Folk Ballad • La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats I met a lady in the meads   Full beautiful, a faery's child; Her hair was long, her foot was light,  And her eyes were wild. I set her on my pacing steed, And nothing else saw all day long; For sideways would she lean, and sing A faery's song.

  3. The Folk Ballad • Keats' poem describes the condition of an unnamed knight who has encountered a mysterious woman who is said to be "a faery's child. • The damsel told the knight that she "loved him true" Having realized something that the knight does not yet understand, the mysterious maiden sets the knight to sleep. • The knight has a vision of "pale kings and princes," who cry, "La Belle Dame sans Merci [the beautiful, pitless damsel] hath thee in thrall!" He awakes to find himself on the same "cold hill's side"

  4. At only a short twelve stanzas, of only four lines each, with a simple ABCBrhyme scheme, the poem is nonetheless full of enigmas, and has been the subject of numerous interpretations.

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