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THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD - Coggle Diagram
THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
simple language
repetition of words
use of refrains: the repetition of one or more lines to help memorisation
mixture of dialogue and narration
series of rapid flashes
CHARACTERISTICS
short dramatic stories, often about ordinary people
real and supernatural characters
no moral aim
FORM
Trasmitted orally
written down in the 13th-14th centuries
STRUCTURE
four-lines stanzas
rhyme scheme: ABCB or ABAB
THEMES
ballad of magic/ of love and domestic tragedy/ of outlaws regarding rebellion
Border ballads about the rivalry between the English and the Scottish