PPT-BALLADS

WHAT IS A BALLAD A ballad is a lively storytelling NARRATIVE poem written in what is called the ballad stanza QUATTRAIN ballads tell stories in a particularly lively scenebyscene style . The ballad stanza is simple to illustrate and recognize and not very hard to describe In its most familiar version the ballad stanza is four lines of alternating fourbeat tetrameter and threebeat trimeter verse with Y W Y Z Island written out here Although any stage of a given culture may produce ballads they are most character istic of primitive societies such as that of the American frontier in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries or that of the EnglishScottish border region in the later Here a e some typical characteristics Plot a single episode of highly dr amatic nature is presented the supernatural is likely to p ay an important part the incide nts are usually such as happen to common peop le as opposed to nobility and often hav Why did people sing ballads?. A ballad is a form of verse to be sung or recited. It’s usually a dramatic episode in simple narrative form. . Most of the English and Scottish ballads are from the 14. Poetry of the People. Word “ballad” is an Old French term meaning “dancing song”. Subjects of ballads were predictable and sensational. Domestic tragedy, false love, true love, the absurdity of husband-wife relationships, the supernatural. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. Review. 1. What’s are some differences between an Elizabethan Sonnet and and Italian Sonnet?. 2. What is . iambic pentameter? . Ballads. Reading Schedule for “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. M The Basics Time Required 8 - 10 class periods Subject Areas 8th Grade Literature Worlds Meeting through 1760 Skills Song analysis Author Ann Blake (2011) The Lesson Introduction Concurrently with o Form, structure & language. Ballad form. What . is it?. Ballads:. The . ballad. is a narrative meant to be sung, usually composed in the . ballad stanza. XIII – XV CENTURIES. Anonymous oral form. which appears in the . late Middle Ages. throughout . Europe.. The . oral mode. makes the . sound aspect. very . important. for the ballad singer because:. Antonio Gómez-Zavala. Advisors: Dr. . Donaldo. . Urioste. & Dr. Rafael Gómez. Overview. The Mexican Ballad . The Mexican Revolution. “Machismo”/Manhood. The image of the Hero and the “Macho”. XIII – XV CENTURIES. Anonymous oral form. which appears in the . late Middle Ages. throughout . Europe.. The . oral mode. makes the . sound aspect. very . important. for the ballad singer because:. Rhymed verse that is recited or sung, out of local stories and tall tales. During the Middle Ages, balladeers often resembled journalists; ballads often recounted actual events.. Murderous acts and desire for revenge. Epic. A long narrative poem on a serious subject . Written in a grand or elevated style (formal diction, descriptive language). Centered on a larger-than-life, epic . HERO. Epic Conventions. Themes: the fate of a nation or people; loyalty among hierarchies. By Sam Adams. Jim Croce: . Operator. (Folk Rock). What was studied?. Why is it important?. What is my connection?. Ballads: Modern Definition. Tells a story.. Tends to be cultural or regional.. Follows a quatrain style of alternate rhyming lines. .