U5 L5 English Literature 1066-1400 (PART 2) Flashcards
1
Q
What do Folk Ballads come from?
A
oral tradition
2
Q
What is the CONTENT of Folk Ballads?
A
- historical/non-historical
- romance
- supernatural
- comedy
- adventure
- tragedy
- very little in many words
- repetition of exact words (REFRAIN)
3
Q
Folk Ballads were not written down until which centuries?
A
17 and 18 cent
4
Q
How many versions of the ballad The Twa Sisters have been noted?
A
nearly 70
5
Q
What is in a ballad STANZA?
A
- four lines or iambic tetrameter
- 1-3 lines have four accented syllables
- 2-4 lines have 3 accented syllables
- 2-4 lines rhyme
6
Q
Many early ballads were in which languages?
A
Scottish and English
7
Q
Ballads were written to be what?
A
sung
8
Q
What is Bonny Barbara Allan?
A
tragic love ballad
9
Q
How many variations are there of Bonny Barbara Allan?
A
over 100
10
Q
What was the original language Bonny Barbara Allan was in?
A
Scottish
11
Q
What does 12th century literature primarily consist?
A
- sermons
- sayings
- history
