PPT-Ballads

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Review 1 Whats 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. 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 Webbs Fancy Version from 2nd Ed 1652 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. William WordsworthSamuel Taylor Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 1798 A Critical Edition William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge DIGITAL PRESS with Introduction and Notes by Edward DowdenGeneral Edito 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 & Ballads. 7th Grade . What is a Limerick?. A limerick is . a humorous and nonsensical poem..  . Limericks . were made . famous in the 1800’s . by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the "Book of . William Wordsworth (1798) 1 I T is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be s 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. , scene-by-scene style. . 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”. Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . 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. .