Barbara Allen

Front

In Scarlet town, where I was born,

   There was a fair maid dwellin’,

Made every youth cry Well-a-way!

   Her name was Barbara Allen.

Back

Ballad Stanza

Front

“O haste and come to my master dear,
If your name be Barbara Allen.”

So slowly, slowly she got up,
And slowly she drew nigh him;
And all she said when there she came:
"Young man, I think you’re dying."

Back

Dialogue

Front

And death was with him dealin’:

“Adieu, adieu, my dear friends all,

   And be kind to Barbara Allen!”

Back

Alliteration

Front

So slowly, slowly rase she up,

   And slowly she came nigh him,

And when she drew the curtain by—

   “Young man, I think you’re dyin’.”

Back

Repetition

Front

• The Red Rose and the Briar
  The Dead-Bell
  Barbara’s Bed
  Turning to the Wall
  The Month of May
  

Back

Symbolism

Front

“And be kind to Barbara Allen!”

Back

Dramatic Irony