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Iambic Meter —the stress in each line falls on every other syllable. Rhyme Scheme. Q U A T R A I N. 1 st & 3 rd = 8 syllables 2 nd & 4 th = 6 syllables.

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  1. Iambic Meter—the stress in each line falls on every other syllable Rhyme Scheme Q U A T R A I N 1st & 3rd = 8 syllables 2nd & 4th = 6 syllables It was in and about the Martinmas timeWhen the green leaves were a-falling, That Sir John Graeme, in the West Country, fell in love with Barbara AllanHe sent his men down through the townTo the place where she was dwelling “O haste and come to my master dear,Gin ye be Barbara Allan”O hooly, hooly rose she up,To the place where he was lyingAnd when she drew the curtain by,“Young man, I think you’re dying.”O it’s I’m sick, and very sick,And it’s a’ for Barbara Allan”;“O the better for me ye’s never be,Though your heart’s blood were a spilling. Narrative Style Language is Simple and straightforward REPETITION The young man is love sick

  2. “ O dinna ye mind, young man,” said she, “When the red wine ye were fillin,’That ye made the healths gae round and round,And slighted Barbara Allan?”He turned his face unto the wall;And death was with him dealing;“Adieu, adieu, my dear friends all,And be kind to Barbara Allan.”And slowly, slowly raise she up,And slowly, slowly left him,And sighing said she could not stay,Since death of life had reft him.She had no gane a mile but twa,When she heard the dead-bell ringing,And every jow that the dead-bell gied,It cried, “woe to Barbara Allan!” Passing nature uncertainty of life Barbara Allen’s Hard-heartedness Will now come back to haunt her. In the tolling of the bell, she hears warning that she too will die.

  3. This means that the speaker is dying Foreshadowing: Left loveless, Barbara predicts her own death O mother, mother, make my bed!O make it saft and narrow! Since my love died for me today,I’ll die for him tomorrow.”They buried her in the old churchyardAnd Sir John’s grave was nigh her.And from his heart grew a red, red rose,And from her heart a brierThey grew to the top o’ the old church wall,Till they could grow no higherUntil they tied a true love’s knot—The red rose and the brier. Symbol: The two lovers are joined in death

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