By: Carroll K, Alexander Jr. October 20, 2011 English 4 2a

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song in the later medieval period.

The ballad derives its name from medieval French dance songs or "ballares" which is also called the French Ballade.

Ballads originate from Scandinavian and Germanic traditions of storytelling that can be seen in poems such as Beowulf.

We talked about scops in the epic story Beowulf in medieval times there were scops who performed ballads.

In twelfth century Europe, there was no television, no radio or recorded music, no computers or telephones, no newspapers or magazines. Ballads were the main source of Entertainment. bored

Ballads we a communal thing as there were some high spirited folk or villagers who just entertained people by performing on the streets of a town or village

Ballads we apart of some families values for example the heads of families would perform them in front the family for special occasions like Christmas or in front a fire on a joyful day.

The Ballad of Romeo and Juliet They lived in Verona They loved each other When they first met They couldn't think about others Yes, they are Romeo and Juliet Their families were enemies They were always fighting But our pair of lovers Fell in love as fast as lightning Yes, they are Romeo and Juliet When they secretly met at the orchard They planned to get married But our story Doesn't seem to be merry Yes, they are Romeo and Juliet When he drank the poison Juliet wasn't glad And when she killed herself with a dagger Our story comes to an end Yes, they are Romeo and Juliet Our lesson is Not to carry away But in Romeo an Juliet's case There isn't pretty much to say Unfortunately, they were Romeo and Juliet Ballads were sometimes big in the theatre there was famous plays performed as ballads

ballads were also performed in a form of opera in medieval times it was more of a genre of English entertainment.

Ballads are a form of musical poem the word derives from the French "ballare“. ballads were 1 st Scandinavian and Germanic traditions of storytelling usually performed by scops ballads were communal, theatrical, and were also used in the opera. The End…

Index Slide 1-cover slide Slide 2-ballads Slide 3- the origin of the term ballad Slide 4-ballads origin Slide 5-ballads & scops Slide 6-entertainment in medieval times Slide 7-ballads communal Slide 8-ballads and families Slide 9-theatrical ballads Slide 10-ballad operas Slide 11- overview of facts Bibliography Wikipedia Themiddleages.NET Mostlt-medieval.com Google.com Google scholar Bing.com skippyJr.com