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the ballad of reading gaol
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The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesFlo Green 4 - The Ballad of Ron and John Vocabulary SentencesBallad form & structure Form line count | varies stanza | quatrain (4 lines) rhyme scheme | usually ABAB or ABCB meter | alternating iambic tetrameter & trimeter refrain | common, but not required The ballad is a narrative poem traditionally written in quatrains. The rhyme scheme often follows ABAB or ABCB, and the meter typically alternates between eight syllables (iambic tetrameter) and six syllables (iambic trimeter). Many ballads include a repeated refrain. However, the true focus of a ballad is to tell a story in a rhythmic, lyrical way.Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott': understanding the balladFigures of speech and sound devices 1. Stanzas are......... a) rhyming lines b) groups of lines c) groups of rooms d) rhyming couplets 2. Hyperbole is......... a) an understatement b) a symbol c) the combination of two contradictory things d) an exaggeration 3. The narrator is ......... a) a round character b) character in the story c) a flat character d) the author 4. Geordie is..... a) a ballad b) a dance c) a music d) a short story 5. "Geordie"...... a) was recited b) was recited with music and danced c) was read d) was written 6. Ballads were...... a) elaborated stories for common people b) simple stories for educated people c) simple stories for common people d) stories for the King and the court 7. Ballads were about...... a) humorous or happy events b) happy love stories c) tragic, sensational or supernatural events d) religious eventsAntagonist A character or force in a work of literature that, Bathos The use of insincere or overdone sentimentalityby opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict Antithesis A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences Aphorism A short, pithy statement of generally accepted truth or sentiment Apollonian In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior Apostrophe A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present Archetype An abstract or ideal conception of a type: a perfectly typical example; an original model or form Assonance The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose Ballad A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment What is the part of the MS PowerpointPreface to the lyrical ballads