Barbara Allan By Ariel Gilliam
About the Author The Ballad is Anonymous. It was passed down by oral tradition.
The Genre of the Poem. The Poems Genre is an Early English Ballad.
Poem Interpretation A woman wants to take her life after a heartbreak.
Theme Even after death love still lives.
Defining Difficult words Reft- Deprived Jow- Stroke Gane-Gone Gin-if
Allusions That Sir John Graemein the West Country.
Modern Translation A man that is in love with Barbara Allan is dying. Barbara Allan is upset with him & then he dies and she wants to take her life because she’s heart broken.