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Barbara Allen Analysis

Barbara Allen Analysis. DJ Cooke. This poem was written anonymously, and passed down through many generations. About the Author. This poem is a folk ballad, meaning that it rhymes and it was sung or recited. Genre.

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Barbara Allen Analysis

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  1. Barbara Allen Analysis DJ Cooke

  2. This poem was written anonymously, and passed down through many generations. About the Author

  3. This poem is a folk ballad, meaning that it rhymes and it was sung or recited. Genre

  4. The poem is about unrequited love. Sir John Graeme falls in love with Barbara Allan. He is so lovesick that he is bound to his deathbed. When Barbara comes to visit her ailing lover, she reminds him that he slighted her in front of others at a local tavern. He dies, and then she feels guilty, so she asks her mother to prepare her deathbed for the following day. Interpretation of the poem

  5. The theme might be that one doesn’t need to take love for granted, or it might not be there when it is wanted. Theme

  6. Martinmas: St. Martin’s Day on November 11 • Healths: toasts • Adieu: goodbye • Twa: two Defining Difficult Words

  7. It mentions that Sir John Graeme is the one who falls in love with Barbara Allan. Allusions

  8. “O dinna ye mind”: don’t you remember • That ye made the healthsgae round and round, and slighted Barbara Allen.: you made toasts to everyone and forgot Barbara Allen • “Oh haste and come to my master dear”: hurry up and come A More Modern Translation

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