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What is a ballad?
What is a ballad?
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A chorus in a ballad is used to
Remind the listener of the main events
Repeat the names of the main characters
Tell the backstory
Add extra information
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Ballads are often tragic
True
False
3
Ballads were traditionally used to
All of these
Tell stories
Provide entertainment
Spread the news
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What type of poem is a ballad?
informative
descriptive
narrative
advisory
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Ballads often contain
emotive language
repetition
All of these
choruses
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Who originally told ballads?
poets
troubadours
knights
monarchs
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Ballads are what type of narrative?
Third person
First person
Second person
Any
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Ballads are often about
love
war
friendship
sport
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Why do ballads rhyme?
To make them sound nice
It is traditional
To make them easy to remember
Because originally people sang them
