1. What is the primary characteristic of a ballad?
2. What is the typical rhyme scheme of a traditional ballad stanza?
3. What is the meter most commonly associated with traditional ballads?
4. What is a refrain in the context of ballads?
5. What differentiates lyrical ballads from traditional ballads?
6. Which of the following is a key feature of folk ballads?
7. What does "common meter" consist of?
8. Which of the following is an example of a lyrical ballad?
9. Who authored "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
10. What is the significance of the ballad's "bouncy rhythm"?
11. What does the term "broadside ballad" refer to?
12. Which poet broke traditional ballad conventions in "Annabel Lee"?
13. What distinguishes folk ballads from broadside ballads?
14. How does "La Belle Dame sans Merci" deviate from traditional ballads?
15. What is the origin of the ballad as a form?
16. Which historical poem may have influenced the structure of the traditional ballad?
17. How did the printing press influence ballads?
18. Which poetic device is most associated with ballads for aiding memorization?
19. Which modern feature of ballads differentiates them from traditional forms?
20. Why is the ballad still relevant as a poetic form?
