Ballads

What is a characteristic of a ballad?

• short
• tells a story
• abstract
• 100 pages

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

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"

Is Shakespeare middle english or modern english?

• middle
• modern

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

• flat
• found

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

Symbols are tangible nouns that represent something _______.

• abstract
• concrete