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Medieval Ballads

Medieval Ballads. Ballad- a poem or song narrated in short stanzas. Features of a Ballad. Unknown authorship Passed via Oral Tradition Part of folk culture Popular among the common people “peasants” Sung and accompanied by dance. Popular Subjects of ballads. Tragic Love

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Medieval Ballads

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  1. Medieval Ballads Ballad- a poem or song narrated in short stanzas

  2. Features of a Ballad • Unknown authorship • Passed via Oral Tradition • Part of folk culture • Popular among the common people “peasants” • Sung and accompanied by dance

  3. Popular Subjects of ballads • Tragic Love • Domestic Conflicts • Disastrous Wars and Shipwrecks • Sensational Crimes • The Bad Behavior of Outlaws

  4. Popular themes of ballads • Revenge • Rebellion • Envy • Betrayal • Superstition

  5. Conventions of a ballad • Tragic or Sensational subject matter • A simple plot involving a single incident • Dialogue between characters (at least 2)

  6. Stanza Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling, From glen to glen, and down the mountain side, The summer’s gone, and all the flowers are dying, ‘Tis you, ‘tis you must go and I must bide Who knows how long I’ve loved you, You know I love you still, Will I wait a lonely lifetime, If you want me to, I will • A division of lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme. • 2 lines= couplet • 3 lines= tercet • 4 lines= quatrain • 6 lines= sestet

  7. refrain • A verse, a line, a set, or a group of lines that appears at the end of a stanza • A literary device that uses repetition to make a point and stress a theme • Sometimes refrains have slight variations Example: On a crowded hill surrounding a mill, Across a shallow stream, nearer they seem, They will be waiting. On a quiet hill near the whining mill, They will be waiting.

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