Robin Hood and Allen a Dale
Why do individuals pass down stories orally instead of by writing? Before the time period that writing even existed, individuals had no choice, but to express themselves orally. During this time, they passed down these stories from generation to generation, but there may have been some minor changes because of the misinterpretation of the readers of the stores. Another reason is that people love to hear and tell stories. There has not been a culture anywhere, at any time, in which individuals did not want to tell stories to one another. They told many different types of stories, ranging from: legends, fables, parables, tall tales, and ballads. "Robin Hood and Allen a Dale" is a ballad. A ballad is a simple narrative poem in four line stanzas, usually meant to be sung and usually rhyming, even though it has been passed down to generation to generation throughout the years (oral transmission). Like most ballads, "Robin Hood and Allen a Dale" uses the ABCB Rhyme Scheme. A Rhyme Scheme is a pattern of rhymes in a poem. In traditional ballads, the rhy
"Robin Hood and Allen a Dale" has many characteristics that are common to all folk ballads, and most notable to myself is the ABCB Rhyme Scheme. The ABCB Rhyme Scheme is used in most all ballads. Second, like all ballads, "Robin Hood and Allen a Dale" is a simple narrative poem in four line stanzas, in order to be a ballad, the story must contain four line stanzas. This ballad, like I stated earlier in the essay, uses Incremental Repetition. Incremental Repetition is used in many ballads. Composers of ballads usually write about love and romance. For an example, Robin Hood goes out of his way to help young Allen a Dale to find his loved one, so they could love happily ever after (after many trials and tribulations of course).
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Approximate Word count = 717
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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