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Lord Randall / Ballad / Balada / Midwinter Blues
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Text Analysis
Ballad
A ballad is a type of narrative poem that tells a story. Traditional ballads are written in four-line
stanzas with regular rhythm and rhyme. They usually tell about a single tragic incident
through dialogue. Later ballads sometimes departed from the traditional form.
Directions: Fill in the chart below to compare how elements of the ballad are used in “Lord
Randall” and “Ballad”/“Balada.”
Ballad Characteristics
Examples from “Lord Randall”
Examples from “Ballad”
Single tragic incident
Lord Randall / Ballad / Balada /
Midwinter Blues
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Repetition
Dialogue
Four-line stanzas
Regular rhyme and meter
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