Ballads

What is a characteristic of a ballad?

• short
• tells a story
• abstract
• 100 pages

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the time period of Medieval poetry?

• Renaissance to 20th century
• 5th to 15th century B.C.E
• 1st to 5th century C.E
• 5th to 15th century C.E

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why are many of the medieval poems anonymous?

• historians don't care about finding authors
• most poems were passed down orally
• the authors names were written in a diff. language
• it was trendy to sign poems "Anonymous"

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Is Shakespeare middle english or modern english?

• middle
• modern

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Are the characters in ballads flat (2-D) or round (complicated)?

• flat
• found

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why do ballads often have a rhythm, refrain, or melody along with rhyme scheme?

• just for funsies
• they are ALWAYS sung with a flute
• easier to remember / pass down
• subject matter of ballads = musicians

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Symbols are tangible nouns that represent something _______.

• abstract
• concrete

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7