Analyze your these songs Goodbye Earl by The Dixie Chicks and, Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin
. Answer the following questions about each of your chosen ballads.
1. How many stanzas are in the ballad? What kind of stanzas are they?
2. How many characters are in the ballad? Describe them.
3. Is there dialogue in the ballad? If so, provide an example.
4. Are there examples of repetition in the ballad? If so, what words are repeated?
5. Describe any dialect used in the ballad.
6. Is there any alliteration in the ballad? If so, give an example.
7. Is there any rhyming in the ballad? Is there a rhyme scheme in the ballad? If so, what is it?
8. How would you summarize or paraphrase the plot of the ballad?