living with‚ you might not want to leave the poem lying around the house. Just thought I ’d mention this). A ballad A ballad is a rhyming narrative poem written in a form that can be sung to music. Ballads most often use the rhyme scheme abcb. This means that in a group of four lines‚ the second line rhymes with the fourth one. The first and third line do not rhyme. Here ’s part of a ballad by William Blake (1757-1827). I have written the letters a‚ b‚ and c to mark the end rhymes. The Maiden caught
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Hero or Criminal? Many people consider Robin Hood a hero. He was definitely a hero to the peasants of Nottingham. After all he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. If I were poor he would have been my hero‚ too. But to the rich people of Nottingham he was nothing more than a criminal. I’m sure I wouldn’t think too highly of someone that stole my money. What Robin Hood never took into consideration was that even though the outcome was good the course of action he took wasn’t right. So was he
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bluegrass murder ballad sung by Obray Ramsey. It’s a mix between a narrative and lyrical song as the singer/persona tells a story about his marriage to his wife‚ how she made him feel‚ and how this drove him to murder her. The verses in this song are four lines long and each weak syllable is followed by a strong syllable. That makes this a ballad that uses an iambic meter. More specifically‚ is the first line of each verse has 4 strong syllables‚ then 3‚ 4‚ and 3‚ making this a ballad meter. It’s a
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FRIAR TUCK--is one of the best-known members of Robin Hood’s band‚ but like Maid Marian‚ he is not present in the earliest ballads. And both Tuck and Marian only have one major appearance in any Robin Hood ballad‚ although there is a passing reference in a couple of others. LITTLE JOHN--Little John is Robin Hood’s lieutenant‚ his second-in-command. In the early ballads‚ he is nearly as important as his master. WILL SCARLET--is a welcome member of the Merry Men
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THE EARLY ROMANTIC ERA: THE SECOND GREATEST ROMANTIC ERA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE By: Amalia Lestari 10211144032/3H ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ART YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background Romantic period was begun from 1798 to 1832 or it lasts about 34 years. It was also divided into three reigns which the first reign was led by George III‚ the second reign was led by George IV‚ and the last reign
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The music originated among the common people of a nation passing it down orally‚ often changing for artist’s personal design. The meaning of folk in a musical term describes the common‚ but original creation intended for personal enjoyment such as ballads or music that represents people with particular occupations or in certain circumstances. In the 1960’s folk music blended with mainstream music‚ as the Baby Boomers came of age all at once. The music of the folk revival was narrative pop music with
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triumphant. The sonnet’s first word—"You"— is essential. This is a ballad unmistakably tended to others. It is not just a private‚ verse contemplation. Quite a bit of its vitality gets from its intense and brazen self-self-assuredness. Plainly tended to the white oppressors of dark persons‚ the sonnet presents us with a dark lady willing to talk up for herself‚ for other living blacks‚ and notwithstanding for her dark predecessors. The ballad is both exceedingly political and exceptionally individual. The
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How does Robert Frost create sympathy for the boy in ‘Out‚ Out-‘ In the ballad Out‚ Out- the boy suffers a fatal injury‚ which makes us feel sympathy towards him. Robert Frost does this by including his personal opinion‚ using the reaction of other people and the boy’s life style in the text. First of all the author inputs his personal opinion in the boy’s destiny‚ which makes us feel sensitivity towards the boy and also a sense of anxiety for him. Before the incident‚ the author said “Call it
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Poetry is a form of literary art‚ which uses the aesthetics and rhythmic qualities of words to conjure up meanings in addition to‚ or in place of‚ the simple ostensible meaning. It uses many forms‚ such as ballads‚ sonnets‚ and odes‚ to suggest differences and variation in the interpretation of words‚ or to evoke emotive responses. They were‚ are‚ and will be important to us‚ as a culture or religion‚ and even as a school. People usually write poetry for themselves‚ for someone in particular‚ in
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Conventions of the Epic Poem with special reference to Mahabharata:In origin both ballad and epic have the same sources. Ballad is the simplest form of narrative poetry and epic is sophisticated and more complicated. R.J.Rees comments on this difference‚ “The difference between them is like the difference between two sisters both born in the same quiet‚ country place. One of them has stayed there and kept all the charm of her natural simplicity while the other has gone to the big city to find sophistication
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