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THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD - Coggle Diagram
THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD
different categories
ballads of magic
border ballads (English vs Scots)
ballads of love and domestic tragedy
ballads about outlaws
ballads about religious subjects
broadside ballads
printed on sheets of paper called ''broadsides''
1476, Caxton (printing press)
poem sang by balladeers
anonimous (impersonal)
transmitted orally
dramatic stories
rapid flashes (dialogue+narration)
structure
RYTM
simple language
common measure
quatrains
ABAB or AABB
lots of repetitions
refrain
stock formulas
no moral aim
no psycological descriptions