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Ballad Basics

·Ballads are newspaper like compositions written to remember Important people, events or places.

Format

·abcb rhyme scheme

·8,6,8,6 syllabic count

·4 line stanza

·Refrains

·Narrative storyline

Types

·Traditional (Oral)

·Literary (Written)

Topics

·Love lost due to moving

·Moving/ settling

·Working (train, railroad, etc)

·War and battle

Enablers (Positive reasons for them being oral)

·Events written about are well known

·Follows a typical story narrative

·Typical melodic sounds are used

·Made of short simple lines

·It is entertaining which is motivational

Limits (Negative reasons that led them to be oral)

·Low or no time to formally compose

·Low or no access to paper and pen

·Low or no level of literacy

What happens When ballads travel

·Name

INFORMAL

Hi John,

How are you? I am great and everything in my life is going even better!

I am writing you because I would like to know if ... I actually need to know that because ...

In addition, do you think you could ...

If you need any other information, please contact me.

Thank you in advance,

Kind regards,

Alberto

Your Best Friend

FORMAL

Dear Mr. John,

I hope everything is going as planned.

I am writing in reference to your proposal to ... I would be grateful if you could send me ... due to the fact that ...

Additionally, I was wondering if you could ...

If you need further information, do not hesitate to request it.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Alberto

Managing Director

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Characters:

Montresor: He is the protagonist of the story, an intelligent, serious, and very sensitive man. A man a bit negative but who does everything he wants. A man who decides to take revenge for an unfortunate situation that he could not control.

Fortunato: He is a dominant man and always sure of himself. He likes to laugh and make fun of Montresor and that will bring him great problems. Another minor character is Luchresi, who is a wine professional. The character refuses to accompany Montresor to carry out his macabre plans.

Stories:

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He was in favour of social equality and was also a preacher of Wycliffe’s doctrine.

He was imprisoned three times because of confrontations with the archbishop of Canterbury. He was very popular with the common people and his sermons had great effects on them. This idea is shown in the first line of the text: "...he knew would be pleasing to the common people". The author of the text is a clear supporter of the feudal system and he’s against Lollardy, he considers that the Lollard’s ideas can infect the other people in England. This is illustrated in some expressions used in the text: "speaking evil", "...the perverse doctrine of the perfidious Wycliffe, his opinions and insane follies..." As we can see, Thomas uses a subjective language.

Sara and Tony's honeymoon was a terrible story. They went on their honeymoon to an African Safari. They were driving to MM when the lorry broke down and they had to wait for the mechanic. Meanwhile, two hungry lions were looking towards them. The lions had not eaten yet and had to satisfy their hunger. Suddenly, the mechanic came out of the security place and the lions attacked and ate him. Sara and Tony watched the horrifying scene, with Sara unable to stop crying and Tony feeling stressed. They managed to escape while the lions were busy eating the mechanic. Frightened by the incident, they decided to cut short their honeymoon and return home. Unfortunately, the rest of the week they fell ill because the in-flight menu on their return flight... Continue reading "A Terrible Honeymoon in an African Safari" »

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Invictus  can do so by combining sport, politics and drama.

What is Mandela’s impossible dream?

Mandela’s impossible dream is uniting blacks and whites behind South Africa’s rugby team, the Springboks.

Whendoes Pienaar..?

After Mandela has shared his vision with him, Pienaar leads the team to success.

Why are the leading?

The leading characters of the film are great because of the superb and powerful performance by the actors who play them.

What makes Pienaar..?Understanding that his efforts are important for his country as well as his team makes