Stories and Ballads

Stories and Ballads

1. Questions About

   • Plot
   • Setting
   • Character

2. Important Vocab

   • Rhyme Patterns
     • A B A is a rhyme pattern
   • Stanza
     • Paragraph of a ballad
   • Refrain
     • Repetive section- like a chorus

3. Extended Response Paragraph

   • Techniques
     • Characterisation
     • Plot Devices
     • Setting
     • Sound Devices
     • Imagery
   • Example
     • Evidence
   • Effect
     • How does it make the reader think/feel
   • Thesis Statement
     • Topic Sentence
   • Structure
     • Thesis Statement
     • Discussion
     • Concluding Statement

4. What is a ballad

   • Tell a story
     • Tragic/mournful
     • Rapidly paced
     • Heroic characters through challenging or sentimental events
   • Melodic quality