1. Folk Ballads

2. Definition A story told or sung in verse “ballad” means dance songs Most composed during 1200-1700 Subjects include: Tragic love Domestic conflicts Disastrous wars Sensational crimes

3. Characteristics Most have narrative form Uses quatrains Define? Contain dialogue Many ballads have the rhyme scheme “abcb” Also utilize repetition Impersonal sounding Not very reflective Focuses on surface of emotion, does not go in depth Tend to recount only one story