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THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD - Coggle Diagram
THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD
language
very simple
mixture of dialogue and narration
no speak in the 1°person
no comment on their reaction to the content
4-line stanza (ABCB rhyming)
refrain=repeate line of group of lines
types of ballads
ballads of magic: about faires,...
border ballads: about English VS Scottish
ballads of love and domestic tragedy
ballads of outlaws: cycle of Robin Hood
NO moral aim but dramatic story
series of rapid flashes
no sequence of events
song and dance
english-speaking world
popular form of entertainment
formulaic phrases
trasmitted orally