Ballads A Glimpse of Mans Universal Emotions March

Ballads A Glimpse of Man’s Universal Emotions March 18, 2003

Ballads tell stories. • Plot (Concrete Subject) • Characters • Setting • Conflict • Abstract Subject

Plot Introduces characters and setting Problem is introduced Problem is complicated Problem is solved Questions are answered

Poetry n Rhythm n Rhyme n Ballad Stanza n Refrain

Ballad Stanza n n n A stanza with 4 lines A rhythm pattern of 4343 (stressed syllables per line) A rhyme scheme of ABCB (2 nd and 4 th lines rhyme The wind so cold blew south and north, And blew onto the floor. Quoth our goodman to our goodwife, “Get up and bar the door. ”

Literary Devices n n n Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Personification Dialect Repetition

Similes n n A comparison of two unlike things, using like or as, in order to show one way they’re alike Her smile was as intriguing as the smile on the Cheshire cat.

Metaphors n n A comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as, in order to show one way they’re alike She smiled her Cheshire cat smile.

Hyperbole n n Extreme exaggeration You could see his smile away.

Personification n n Giving non-human things human characteristics The cat smiled knowingly at me. “I see, ” he said.

Dialect n n The way a language changes from region to region “I say, old chap, ” said the man to the Cheshire cat, “do you perchance know the way to the croquet game? See if you can remember these terms by going to http: //www. angelfire. com/sc 3/kingcesily/ interactive. htm and trying the quiz.