Question

Which of the following are characteristics of a ballad that can be seen in "Sir Patrick Spens"?

Sir Patrick Spens

The king sits in Dunfermling town
Sits on his throne so fine,
"O where will I get a gude skipper
To sail this ship o' mine?"

O up and spake an eldern knight,
Sat at the king's right knee:
"Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailor
That ever sail'd the sea."

Our king has written a letter,
And seal'd it with his hand,
And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens,
Was walking on the strand.

"To Noroway, to Noroway,
To Noroway o'ver the faem;* *foam
The king's daughter o' Noroway,
'Tis thou must bring her hame."

The first word that Sir Patrick read,
A loud laugh laughed he;
The next word that Sir Patrick read,
The tear blinded his e'e.

"O who is this has done this deed
This ill deed unto me,
To send us out, at this time o' year,
To sail upon the sea?

"Be it wind, be it weet, be it hail, be it sleet,
Our ship must sail the faem;
The king's daughter o' Noroway,
'Tis we must fetch her hame.

"Make haste, make haste, my merry men all;
Our gude ship sails the morn."-
"Now ever alack, my master dear,
I fear a deadly storm.

"Late, late yestreen* I saw the new moone *yesterday evening
Wi' the auld moone in her arm;
And I fear, I fear, my master dear,
That we will come to harm."

They hadna sail'd a league, a league,
A league but barely three,
When the sky grew dark, and the wind blew loud,
And angry grew the sea.

The anchors broke, the topmast split,
It was sic* a deadly storm: *such
And the waves came owre the broken ship
Till a' her sides were torn.

O loath, loath, were our gude Scots lords
To wet their cork-heel'd shoon;
But lang or a' the play was play'd
Their hats they swam aboon.* * above their heads

O lang, lang may the ladies sit,
Wi' their fans into their hand,
Before they see Sir Patrick Spens
Come sailing to the strand.

And lang, lang may the maidens sit
Wi' their gold kames in their hair.
A-waiting for their ain dear loves,
For them they'll see nae mair.

Half-owre, half-owre to Aberdour,
'Tis fifty fathoms deep;
And there lies gude Sir Patrick Spens,
Wi' the Scots lords at his feet.

Answer 1

Answer:

hey mate

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there u go

All are the characteristics of a ballad..

except...

3

6

8

thanx..