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Barbara Allan By Ariel Gilliam. About the Author  The Ballad is Anonymous. It was passed down by oral tradition.

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1 Barbara Allan By Ariel Gilliam

2 About the Author  The Ballad is Anonymous. It was passed down by oral tradition.

3 The Genre of the Poem.  The Poems Genre is an Early English Ballad.

4 Poem Interpretation  A woman wants to take her life after a heartbreak.

5 Theme  Even after death love still lives.

6 Defining Difficult words  Reft- Deprived  Jow- Stroke  Gane-Gone  Gin-if

7 Allusions  That Sir John Graemein the West Country.

8 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.

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