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Ballads
Narrative songs
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Medieval Ballads
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Medieval Period 1066-1485
Most common people could not read or write
Minstrels traveled singing these ballads (narratives) to entertain
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Medieval Period 1066-1485
Narratives were about ordinary people
Because they were orally given many versions of the same story are told
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DefinitionNarrative songs handed down in oral
tradition
From French word meaning “dance song”
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CharacteristicsCharacteristics
◊ Simple and direct - stresses a single incident; begins in the midst of the incident
◊ Little or no background information
◊ Tells a story developed through dialogue
◊ Tells of dramatic events of ordinary people or legendary heroes
◊ Performed for an audience
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TypesTypes◊ Folk Ballad - oldest type; composed by local bard
to remember important event ◊ Story most important ◊ Tone is tragic ◊ Ends in death by accident, murder, suicide, or
return of the dead ◊ Use of repetition - adds to melody, provides
emphasis, heightens emotional effect◊ Some well known traditional folk ballads include
“Lord Randall,” “The Three Ravens, and “Get up and Bar the Door.”
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TypesTypes
◊ Minstrel Ballad ◊ Used themes of folk ballads and added
descriptions of settings and characters’ feelings
◊ Longer than folk ballad ◊ Less direct than folk ballad ◊ More literary than folk ballad◊ A well known minstrel ballad is “Sir Patrick
Spens/Spence.”
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Ballad Headlines
THREE DEAD SONS VISIT MOTHER FOR DINNER
SLIGHTED WOMAN SPURNS LOVER’S DEATHBED REQUEST
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Ballad Headlines
MAIDEN HEADED FOR GALLOWS; FAMILY REFUSES HELP
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SubjectsSubjects
◊ Quarrels among family members or lovers or friends
◊ Death◊ War◊ Fear of the unknown◊ Lives of people◊ Adventures of outlaws ◊ Tragic love
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Themes
Domestic tragedyFalse loveTrue loveAbsurdity of
husband/wife relations
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Themes◊ The supernatural◊ Courage◊ Death◊ Revenge◊ Envy◊ Rebellion ◊ Betrayal◊ Remorse◊ Loyalty ◊ Patriotism
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Medieval Period 1066-1485
Most of the ballads remained anonymous
Songs were not written down until the 18th century
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Ballads
Typically focused on a single incident
Begins in the middle of the crisis
Proceeds directly to the resolution
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Ballads
Not developed charactersNot developed backgroundNot developed description
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Ballads - Subjects
Tragic loveDomestic ConflictCrimeWarShipwrecks
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Ballads - Subjects
Comic treatmentsTragic treatments
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How to read a ballad
Read silently looking at side notes
Paraphrase each stanzaRead aloud to hear the
sounds
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Song CharacteristicsSong Characteristics
◊ Four-line stanzas◊ Rhyme in lines 2 and 4◊ Repetition of words, phrases, and lines◊ Refrains
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The Refrain
Songs chorusProbable that the
singer of the ballad had the audience join in the refrain
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The Refrain
RhythmThemeAllowed the singer to
improvise/remember the next verse
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Assignment
Read both ballads – “Barbara Allan”– “Get Up and Bar the Door”
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Assignment
Break up into groups
A ballad will be assigned to you
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Assignment
Annotate the poems - determine meaning, theme, speakers, etc.
Create a newspaper headline – National Enquirer
Write a newspaper article
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Assignment
Type article and headline
Share with class