ENGL 1F91 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jane Austen, Narrative Poetry, Jonathan Swift
17 Apr 2017
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Ballad a form of verse to be sung or recited, comes from the oral tradition and folk culture. Characterized by repetitive and simple dictation, action moves forwarded by dialogue rather than description; contains supernatural, mysterious events. At the bottom of the hierarchy of the literature hierarchy associated with the lower class. Example: william wordsworth the lyrical ballad uses the ballad to exemplify what a good poem is. By using a ballad, wordsworth is challenging the idea of what everybody thinks about poetry by using a form that is at the bottom of the genre hierarchy, and arguing for its importance. It is the opposite of what a ballad is, because it focuses on state of feelings, and not on the narrative itself. Example: william wordsworth the lyrical ballad , tension of narrative and feelings. Topographical poetry a form of poetry that praises a particular place.
