CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -A legend of the Northland’ is a ballad. A ballad is a poem narrating a story in short stanzas. Ballad is such kind of poem which tells a story in short stanzas and in the poem all the stanzas comprise four lines. In total, there are 16 stanzas in this poem and these stanzas will tell us a story.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a sixteen stanza long ballad with four lines in each stanza. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABCB. The poem is about a woman who is very greedy and calculative.

Detailed explanation-3: -A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally “dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Theme of the Poem The poem “A Legend of the Northland” is a Northland folktale that has been passed down several generations. It’s a narrative of Saint Peter and the old woman who was punished for her selfishness. The story teaches us not to indulge in greed and to value traits such as compassion and empathy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: “A legend of the Northland” by Phoebe Cary uses Simile, alliteration, apostrophe, dialogue, repetition, punning, polysyndeton, and imagery.