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Sir Patrick Spence
Title: Sir Patrick Spence
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 556 | Pages: 2.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sir Patrick Spence
SIR PATRICK SPENCE
TO BE A BALLAD OR TO BE A FOLK BALLAD
In this essay it will be proved that the ballad Sir Patrick Spence is a folk ballad. This
will be done by giving the distinctive marks of a folk ballad as listed by M.H. Abrams
in his A Glossary of Literary Terms. After giving the marks they will be pointed out in
Sir Patrick Spence. A folk ballad is a song …showed first 75 words of 556 total…
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fourth line should rhyme. One thing Sir Patrick Spence doesn’t follow, is the formula
often followed by folk ballads, since all three elements are missing or used only once,
it can be said that it does not play a significant role in this ballad, but it is no set rule
that every ballad should follow the formula. The question is answered: Sir Patrick
Spence is indeed a folk ballad.
Word count: 468
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