PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
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Book Free DemoBallad is a stanza which narrates a story in the form of a song. These are songs that have been passed down from generations through oral traditions.
- It was derived from the French word Ballade, which means dance songs. It contained songs and stories belonging to the British and Irish cultures.
- Ballads usually contain 13 lines with couplets in each stanza. Ballads often accompany a dance form and music.
- Ballads have been broadly classified into Traditional, Broadside and Literary.
Traditional Ballads:
Traditional Ballads were the ones sung during the 15th century by wandering minstrels of late medieval Europe. The earliest one to be traced down is the ballad of Robin Hood, who was known for helping the poor by plundering the rich. It also consisted of borer ballads that sang about the rural labourers.
Broadside Ballads:
Broadside ballads were mostly produced during the 16th century in cheap prints. It included gothic elements, eye-catching illustrations and a fine thin tune. They were cheaply available and included themes such as love, marriage, legends, political events etc.
Literary Ballads:
Literary ballads started flourishing in the 18th century Romantic age. It was passed off as long poetry. It appealed to the elite and intellectual class. Two very famous examples are Wordsworth and Coleridge's 'Lyrical Ballads' and Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Example:
The Ballad of Green Berets:
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
Silver wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
Trained to live off nature's land
Trained in combat, hand-to-hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage take from the Green Berets
Silver wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
Back at home, a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed
Leaving her his last request
Put silver wings on my son's chest
Make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret
~ Barry Saddler
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