Intro to Ballads

What Rhyme Scheme Is A Ballad Written In?

• AA BB CC DD

• ABAB

• ABBA

• pants

What Is A Ballad

• pants

• A Poem In Response To Death

• A Poem Narrated In Short Stanzas

• A Poem With 13 Lines And 10 Syllables.

What Is The Origin Of A Ballad?

• French Ballades

• Native American Songs

• The campfire song song

• Khakis

• European Stories

Which Of These Poems Are Meant To Be Sung

• Narrative

• Elegy

• Free Verse

• Ballad

Which One Of These Is A Ballad?

• Put Something In - Shel Silverstien

• Purple Rain - Prince

• Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer Day - William Shakespeare

• Ode on a Grecian Urn - John Keats

What Are Most Of The Ballads The We Know Today?

• TV Shows

• Stories

• Pants

• Songs

What Country Did Ballads Originate In?

• France

• Germany

• Australia

• Chad

What Theme Are Most Ballads

• Informative

• Depressing

• Funny

• Tragic

What Kind Of Poem Is Similar To A Ballad

• Lyric

• Ode

• An Epic Poem

• Free Verse

What Is Significant About Ballads?

• Lines/Stanzas repeat often

• They all have 4 Stanzas

• They Are Played At Funerals

• They Have The Same Words Throughout The Whole Poem