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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. Nalder Battlesmoke Ballads or Poems of the Transvaal War 1899 From kauriclad Wairoa Rich in her tropic charms Otagos rugged stations And Canterburys farms From where the West Coast miners Toil for the coal and gold From boiling Webbs Fancy Version from 2nd Ed 1652 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. 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 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 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. . MRS. LEACH. British Literature. Unit 2: The . Middle Ages. Instruments of the Middle Ages. link. Ballads. w. ere story poems set to music so that non-readers and non-writers could enjoy sensational events and everyday calamity. Usually they were from an anonymous author and just like Anglo-Saxon works, were spread from singer to singer. The name of this singer was a Troubadour.. 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 . Historical Background . Started in 1798 when William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge released “Lyrical Ballads.”. Most significant event was The French Revolution and . Napoleanic. Wars. . Enthusiastic supporters of the revolution in its early stages were writers who would play a central role in romanticism. . ABOUT THE POET. Era – April 1770 -1850. Born in . Cockermouth. , Cumberland in the scenic region of Lake District, the landscapes of which affected his poetry. Remained close to sister Dorothy, who was a major influence in his literary works, apart from fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Milton and Shakespeare. 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.