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Bonny Barbara Allan

Theme: To love is easier than to hate.

  • Barbara could not forgive William due to her pride and for that she suffered greatly.
  • had she forgiven William she would have saved them both a lot of pain.

Diction

  • "Hardhearted"
  • "long and narrow"
  • "ringing"
  • "singing"

Literary Devices

  • Ballad
  • repetition
  • personification
  • metaphor
  • symbol

Rhythm/ Rhyme

Critique

"and I think that Death's upon me

But one sweet kiss from Barbara's lips

will save me from my dying"

irregular rhyme scheme with an anapestic and iambic meter

  • I really loved this poem.
  • It has lasted for hundreds of years.
  • The "unknown author" makes it so everyone can be a part of it.
  • it involves real feelings that everyone encounters.
  • However, I still think it is slightly irritating that Barbara won't save William.

Author Unknown

Summary

  • Scottish Folk ballad from around the 14th century
  • A love story
  • A man, William, is dying and requests the kiss of his lover, Barbara, to save him. Barbara refuses because she is mad at William for being unfaithful.
  • His last words are "Hardhearted Barbara Allan". He dies and because of guilt she dies too
  • They are buried side by side. Out of her grave, a briar grows. Out of his grave, a rose grows. The rose and thorn become intertwined in a "true love's knot"
  • Speaker- 3rd person objective
  • Tone- The tone changes several times. In the beginning a very romantic feeling is given to the reader. It speaks of "the merry month of may" and courtship between Barbara and William. Although William becomes ill, a romantic mood is still given when he says "one sweet kiss from Barbara's lips will save me from my dying". This, however, changes in stanza 3 when Barbara accuses William of being unfaithful to her and then refuses to kiss him. The mood becomes dark and somewhat disturbs the reader. The mood returns to a romantic mood at the end of the poem when the rose and briar "tied in a truelove knot"
  • Occasion- Ballad; meant to be sung. It was first a scottish folk song that was sung at work or perhaps used as a drinking song. This song has been used many times since its creation by artists such as Simon and Garfunkel and Joan Baez.
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