The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113833 Message #2444776
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
19-Sep-08 - 03:39 AM
Thread Name: definition of a ballad
Subject: RE: definition of a ballad
I think we are using different definitions of 'imagery'. I was using it in a literary sense, e.g., similes, metaphors, allegories.
Heavens no; I'm a complete literalist when it comes to traditional narrative - ballads in particular - even the most supernatural of which (an especial favourite right now is King Henry) operate on a non-allegorical level.