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Barbara Allen Analysis

Barbara Allen Analysis . Heaven Strockbine. The author of the ballad “Barbara Allen” is Anonymous. The Genre of “Barbara Allen” is a Folk Ballad, meaning that it rhymes and it was sung or recited. Interpretation.

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Barbara Allen Analysis

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  1. Barbara Allen Analysis Heaven Strockbine

  2. The authorof the ballad “Barbara Allen” is Anonymous

  3. The Genre of “Barbara Allen” is a Folk Ballad, meaning that it rhymes and it was sung or recited

  4. Interpretation • 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. • The message might be that one doesn’t need to take love for granted, or it might not be there when it is wanted. • It relates to modern times when many relationships involve one person who loves the other and is not appreciated as well.

  5. Martinmas: November 11th • Gin: if • Rase: Rose • Sal: Shall • Dinna ye mind: Don’t you remember • Adieu: Goodbye • Reft: deprived • Gane: Gone • Twa: Two • Dead-bell: a church bell rung to announce a person’s death • Jow: Stroke • Ga’ed: Gave

  6. Allusion Analysis • It mentions that Sir John Graeme is the one who falls in love with Barbara Allan. • It contains no other references to famous places, people, events, or art, probably since it was written so long ago.

  7. Modern Translation • “Oh haste and come to my master dear” means “Hurry up and come.”‖ • “When she drew the curtain by indicates that she pulled it back.”

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