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The medieval ballad - Coggle Diagram
The medieval ballad
how?
not in first person
refrain: repeated line or group of lines
mixture of dialogue and narration
four-line stanza with rhyming scheme ABCB
simple language
no comments from the narrators
types of ballads
magic
great imaginative power
love and domestic tragedy
border
rivalry between England and Scotland
outlaws
cycle of Robin Hood
what?
in a series of rapid flashes
there is no moral aim
a dramatic story
who?
supernatural creatures
ghosts
fairies
witches
real characters