Write the poem "A legend of the Northland" in the form of a story. You can add dialogues to make it interesting
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Explanation:
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. Ballads are a part of folk culture or popular culture and are passed on orally from one generation to the next. (Folk culture is a story of any area and is known as ballad). Folk culture comprises of traditional stories which are passed on from one generation to next generation.
This story is of the Northland area, the area which is near the North Pole. This exact place is not specified but ‘Northland’ means the area in the northernmost part of the earth i.e., near the North Pole. ‘Legend’ means a historical story, one which is very old and has been passed on from generation to generation.
In the region around the North Pole (Northland), the duration of the day is very less because its position is such that the Sun’s rays reach for a very less time. When this area is experiencing winter season, the duration of night is very long, and the day time hours are very less. In line 4, ‘they’ refers to the people who live in this region. The poet says that the duration of the night time is so long that the people cannot sleep them through. If they go to bed, take a few hours of sleep and then, they wake up, it is still night time. He wants to emphasize on the fact that the duration of the night is very long.
The Northland region experiences severe cold conditions. It is a snowy area. The reindeer is an animal which is found in this polar region. People tie the reindeers to sledges and then the reindeers pull the sledges. He adds that the children look like young ones of a bear because they wear funny looking clothes made of fur which is like the furry skin of a bear.
Answer:
ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜʟᴀɴᴅ’ ɪs ᴀ ʙᴀʟʟᴀᴅ. ᴀ ʙᴀʟʟᴀᴅ ɪs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴢᴀs. ʙᴀʟʟᴀᴅ ɪs sᴜᴄʜ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛᴇʟʟs ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴢᴀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɴᴢᴀs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ʟɪɴᴇs. ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ 16 sᴛᴀɴᴢᴀs ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴛᴀɴᴢᴀs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴜs ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ. ʙᴀʟʟᴀᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ғᴏʟᴋ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴏʀᴀʟʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ. (ғᴏʟᴋ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʙᴀʟʟᴀᴅ). ғᴏʟᴋ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇxᴛ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴛʜɪs sᴛᴏʀʏ ɪs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ‘ɴᴏʀᴛʜʟᴀɴᴅ’ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ɪ.ᴇ., ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴘᴏʟᴇ. ‘ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ’ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴀ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.