Question

The ballads in the Percy Folio are significant because:

• A. They introduced a new form of poetic meter
• B. They were the first examples of dramatic poetry
• C. They prefigure the ballad collections of the 18th–19th centuries
• D. They exclusively focused on themes of courtly love

Answer 1

Answer:

C. They prefigure the ballad collections of the 18th–19th centuries

• Percy Folio ballads are early survivals of oral ballad tradition.

• Similar in style to later collected ballads (e.g., Child Ballads).

• Mark continuity of vernacular song culture.