英国文学名词解释.pptxVIP

名 词 解 释BalladIn more exact literary terminology, a ballad is a narrative poem consisting of quatrains of iambic（抑扬格） tetrameter alternating with iambic trimesterCommon traits of the ballad(a) the beginning is often abrupt ,(b) the story is told through dialogue and action (c) the language is simple or “folksy,” (d) the theme is often tragic---though comic ballads do exist, (e) the ballad contains a refrain repeated several times. （a）诗歌的起首通常十分出其不意。（b）故事通过对话和行为讲述。（c）语言简单，民风十足。（d）尽管存在喜剧民谣，但大多数民谣的主题具有悲剧意味。（e）民谣通常包含重复多遍的叠句。The ballad became popular in England in the late 14th century and was adopte