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the medieval ballad

Medieval ballads are narrative poems that typically follow a four-line stanza structure and often rhyme in an ABCB pattern. These ballads are characterized by simple language and incorporate both dialogue and narration to tell engaging, dramatic stories.

the medieval ballad

the medieval ballad

the language is simple

there is a mixture of dialogue and narration

it tells a dramatic story

with a series of rapid flashes

has no moral aim

can be classified according the following themes:

allad od outllaws, with the cycle of Robin Hood
ballad of love and domestic tragedy
border ballad, about the rivalry between English and Scottish people
ballad of magic, about supernatural creatures

presents supernatural creatures like:

witches
ghosts
fairies

a for-line stanza is used

often rhyming ABCB
a refrain: a repeated line or group of lines