Download 8R.2.1.7ballad rhythm and meter

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Objective: 8R2.1.7
Analyze the characteristics and structural elements (rhythm and meter) of a
variety of poetic forms (ballad and epic).
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Directions: Read the passages and poems below. Choose the best answer.
Princess of Pyndarville
by A. Gautam
Oh, for the Princess of Pyndarville!
She was as pretty as pretty could be.
Oh, but she lived up on a tree.
The pretty princess of Pyndarville.
Her hair was golden—color of the sun.
She tried to hide it neatly in a bun.
Oh, but it shone, wind made it undone.
The eye candy princess of Pyndarville.
And there was a prince, a fair young man,
who tried everything anyone ever can.
Oh, but the princess never changed her plan.
Alone, the princess of Pyndarville.
The prince waited day, the prince waited night.
He always returned, repeated the sight.
Oh, but the princess was as far as the kite.
Did nothing, the princess of Pyndarville.
The prince sang his songs, he played all his tunes.
He waited for her, moons after more moons.
Oh, but the princess was deaf to the croons.
So quiet the princess of Pyndarville.
The prince then gave up, found others to woo.
Another prince came, and one more, then two.
The beautiful princess had let them go, too.
Forever the princess of Pyndarville.
Her mother came once, to beg and to please
for the fair princess to live with some ease.
Just as the flowers ignore all the bees,
Silent was the princess of Pyndarville.
Her father returned and he wept his tears.
He was getting old and strong were his fears.
He cried his heart out, she gave him no ears.
So strange the princess of Pyndarville.
It's true she was pretty as pretty could be.
She was as alone as lonely can be.
She was quieter than a leafless tree.
The pretty princess of Pyndarville.
3. Which characteristic makes this poem a ballad?
A. It has twenty-eight lines in all.
B. It has successive lines that rhyme.
C. It does not have a pattern of rhyme.
D. It has short and simple stanzas.
4. This poem is a ballad because it
A. has fourteen lines and a rhyme pattern.
B. is a very long poem that rhymes.
C. it is a long poem that is set in a forest.
D. repeats a refrain at the end of each stanza.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
adapted from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth
15. What is one characteristic that makes this a lyric poem?
A. It is written from the first person point of view.
B. It is written with a specific meter.
C. It uses similes.
D. It uses personification.
16. What is one characteristic that makes this a lyric poem?
A. It uses similes.
B. It has a set rhyme scheme.
C. It is written from the first person point of view.
D. It uses personification.
Jeremy Jerome
Jeremy Jerome was one tall man.
His head hit the roof and the ceiling fan.
He tried to stoop, and hunch, as he walked.
He stooped even lower when anyone talked.
Jeremy Jerome's legs were too long.
He looked like a tree, something was wrong.
His beard was thick—looked like a broom.
Poor Jeremy was never a groom.
Jeremy Jerome never found a bed
that ever fit both his legs and head.
The carpenter never helped him out.
The tailor was also mean, no doubt.
Jeremy Jerome never liked the folks
who were mean to him and made cruel jokes.
He gathered woods in the forest.
He loved little creatures, and loved them best.
Jeremy Jerome once saved a bird
from up the tree, when its chirps were heard.
The bird was his friend, so were the bees.
They played with his beard just like the breeze.
Jeremy Jerome then rescued a cat
that wanted a bird nest for a hat.
The cat that got stuck in the tree,
then loved Jeremy who made him free.
Jeremy Jerome then just gave up
to live in the village like a stray pup.
He moved in the forest, lived like a king.
He didn't miss a single human thing.
Jeremy Jerome forgot to speak.
He chirped, as if he had a beak.
He sung, he danced, as he pleased.
He lived freely, his hurt was eased.
Jeremy Jerome did not look tall.
He fit in the forest, with trees and all
the forms of life loved him more
than how he was shunned before.
9. What characterizes this poem as a ballad?
A. It is a very long poem written in rhyme.
B. It has an end rhyme at the end of each line.
C. It is a simple poem that tells a story.
D. It is written in iambic pentameter.
8R.2.1.7 Key
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. c
Explanations
1.
A ballad is characterized by its short and simple stanzas, which make
it easier to sing. A traditional ballad has stanzas made of four lines,
where the second and fourth lines rhyme. Can you tell what is the
rhyme scheme of this ballad?
2.
A ballad is a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be
sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain. The
refrain in the poem is "pretty princess of Pyndarville." The ballad also
tells the story of the beautiful princess who lives in the tree.
3. Every line in the poem is written with a specific meter—8 syllables
per line. Think about your favorite song. If it was written in as a poem
it might have a similar form—each line would be made up of a
consistent number of syllables.
4. Every end word in each line rhymes with the end word for every
other line. The only exception is the end of the stanzas where the last
two lines rhyme. Think about your favorite song. If it was written as a
poem, it might have a similar form where the lines would rhyme or
have a set scheme.
5. A ballad is a narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be
sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain. This
ballad tells a story about how Jeromy Jerome ended up living with the
wild animals in the forest because he didn't fit in with the humans.