BALLAD TEST REVIEW SHEET
Know the characters in the ballad “Barbara Allan”
Know what is happening to Sir John
Know why Sir John wants Barbara Allan to come see him
Know how Barbara Allan responds to Sir John
Know what Barbara Allan believes the church bells are saying each time they ring and why
Know what Barbara Allan asks her mother to do
Know what Barbara Allan plans to do the next day
Know the characters in the ballad “Lord Randall”
Know what Lord Randall repeatedly asks his mother to do
Know what has happened to Lord Randall
Know what has happened to his “hawks and hounds”
Know who did this to Lord Randall
Know who will receive all his earthly possessions
Know what he will leave to his true-love
Know the definition of a quatrain
Know the difference between a folk ballad and a literary ballad
Know the definition of a stanza
Know the definition of a rhyme scheme
Know the definition of a slant rhyme or near rhyme
Know the characteristics of a ballad when looking at a poem or listening to a song (ballad)