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Fight Club Chapter 6

2006-12-06T05:15:00Z

Tclark: last minor act

<nowiki>In</nowiki> Chapter 6 of Palahniuk's "Fight Club", the narrator discusses the rules and the origin of Fight Club. It obvious that throughout this chapter that the idea of masculinity is present. It can be suggested that the narrator prides himself on being his own man, and not in any way like his rarely talked about father. "Fight club gets to be your reason for going to the gym and keeping your hair cut short and cutting your nails. The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says" (41-42). Fight club seemed to be somewhat therapeutic to the men that participated in it. Tyler Durden and the narrator are somewhat controversial in the eyes of a woman because of the way they act, speak, and carry themselves. It is evident that the narrator has genuine "gentlemen like" qualities, unlike Tyler Durden. Tyler Durden challenges the narrator's views and aspects on life by making him feel like what he is doing is not what a "man" would do. In different parts of the book, it seems as if Tyler Durden is the father-figure in the narrator's life. "A man is potent and virile because of his contribution to his progeny was greater than that of a woman" (Marafioti 250). The idea of being a man and masculinity is a dominant theme not only in chapter 6 of the novel, it is in fact dominant throughout the whole novel. "Manliness requires not just what we would now consider virile characteristics associated with the possession of a penis, but also and more specifically a man's visualization of that power through the procreation and generation of new life" (Marafioti 251). Going to fight club makes the men feel like men. "Most guys are at fight club because of something they're too scared to fight. After a few fights, you're afraid a lot less" (45). Fight club is where the men in the novel go to portray the manly side
of themselves amongst other men.

== Summary ==
The narrator has a black eye from fighting in Fight Club. He is supposed to be doing a presentation but his boss will not let him present because of his appearance. His boss and a consultant from Microsoft ask what happen to him, but he can’t talk about Fight Club. In this chapter we learn the rules of Fight Club, and we also learn the reason why the men fight in Fight Club. We also learn how the first Fight Club originated. It was discovered by the narrator and Tyler. We then find out that the men lack a father figure in their lives when they were younger boys, so they feel lost and without guidance in the world. “The reasons for man destruction behavior can be traced to his physical vulnerability and his innate subconscious feeling of insignificance” (Marshall 75). When a man grows up without a father it makes them feels unwanted. Men tend to think that it is their faults their father left in the beginning. It is a fact that “delinquents are more likely to come from father-absents home” (Lamb 28). This is why the narrator makes up Tyler. Tyler father never taught him how to succeed in life and he also did not teach Tyler any manners. Tyler knew what was right and what was wrong, but he had a care-free attitude about life. He did what he wanted and did not care if anybody got hurt in the process. Studies that are shown by “Roger and Long’s (1968) data also suggest that boys whose fathers are away for long periods of time have difficulties in their masculine development” (Lamb 494). Men tend to take on femine traits that they learn from their mother. The narrator shows evidence in the book when he talks about cleaning his condominium. To solve this problem they fight other men. Both Tyler and the narrator feel like self-destruction and not self-improvement is the only way to remove the pain that they are feeling and hopefully they will become better men. “Contemporary man has fulfilled his evolutionary purpose, but his obsession with destruction has become counterproductive to survival of human life on this planet” (Marshall 31). The men in Fight Club need to fight to feel alive.

== Notes ==

Black eye- Bruises from fighting in Fight Club.

Ellen, Walter, Norbet and Linda- consultant from Microsoft

Microsoft- A Computer Company

Fight Club- The club that Tyler and the narrator form for men to fight each other, so they feel like they are something in his life.

Mona Lisa- A painting by Leonardo da Vinci

1st Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

2nd Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

3rd Rule of Fight Club- Two men per fight.

4th Rule of Fight Club- One fight at a time.

5th Rule of Fight Club- No shoes/ No shirts.

6th Rule of Fight Club- Fight goes on as long as they have to.

7th Rule of Fight Club- If this is you first night at fight club, you have to fight.

Roundhouse- A punch

Marla Singer- The woman that stole his support group, and he falls in love with her.

== Study Guide Questions ==

1. Why do the men need Fight Club?

2. What is the profession of the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator have stitches in his mouth?

4. What are the rules of Fight Club?

5. Why did Tyler want the narrator to hit him?

6. Who was Tyler fighting when he was fighting in Fight Club?

== Works Cited ==

-Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club. New York, 1996.

-Marafioti, Martin. The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance. Baltimore,
2006.

-Marshall, Tim. ''Man's Greatest Fear The Final Phase of Human Evolution''. United States of America: Tim Marshall, 1995.

-Lamb, Michael E. ''The Role of The Father In Child Development''. Canada: A Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1981.

Fight Club Chapter 6

2006-12-06T05:13:41Z

Tclark: minor change

<nowiki>In</nowiki> Chapter 6 of Palahniuk's "Fight Club", the narrator discusses the rules and the origin of Fight Club. It obvious that throughout this chapter that the idea of masculinity is present. It can be suggested that the narrator prides himself on being his own man, and not in any way like his rarely talked about father. "Fight club gets to be your reason for going to the gym and keeping your hair cut short and cutting your nails. The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says" (41-42). Fight club seemed to be somewhat therapeutic to the men that participated in it. Tyler Durden and the narrator are somewhat controversial in the eyes of a woman because of the way they act, speak, and carry themselves. It is evident that the narrator has genuine "gentlemen like" qualities, unlike Tyler Durden. Tyler Durden challenges the narrator's views and aspects on life by making him feel like what he is doing is not what a "man" would do. In different parts of the book, it seems as if Tyler Durden is the father-figure in the narrator's life. "A man is potent and virile because of his contribution to his progeny was greater than that of a woman" (Marafioti 250). The idea of being a man and masculinity is a dominant theme not only in chapter 6 of the novel, it is in fact dominant throughout the whole novel. "Manliness requires not just what we would now consider virile characteristics associated with the possession of a penis, but also and more specifically a man's visualization of that power through the procreation and generation of new life" (Marafioti 251). Going to fight club makes the men feel like men. "Most guys are at fight club because of something they're too scared to fight. After a few fights, you're afraid a lot less" (45). Fight club is where the men in the novel go to portray the manly side
of themselves amongst other men.

== Summary ==
The narrator has a black eye from fighting in Fight Club. He is supposed to be doing a presentation but his boss will not let him present because of his appearance. His boss and a consultant from Microsoft ask what happen to him, but he can’t talk about Fight Club. In this chapter we learn the rules of Fight Club, and we also learn the reason why the men fight in Fight Club. We also learn how the first Fight Club originated. It was discovered by the narrator and Tyler. We then find out that the men lack a father figure in their lives when they were younger boys, so they feel lost and without guidance in the world. “The reasons for man destruction behavior can be traced to his physical vulnerability and his innate subconscious feeling of insignificance” (Marshall 75). When a man grows up without a father it makes them feels unwanted. Men tend to think that it is their faults their father left in the beginning. It is a fact that “delinquents are more likely to come from father-absents home” (Lamb 28). This is why the narrator makes up Tyler. Tyler father never taught him how to succeed in life and he also did not teach Tyler any manners. Tyler knew what was right and what was wrong, but he had a care-free attitude about life. He did what he wanted and did not care if anybody got hurt in the process. Studies that are shown by “Roger and Long’s (1968) data also suggest that boys whose fathers are away for long periods of time have difficulties in their masculine development” (Lamb 494). Men tend to take on femine traits that they learn from their mother. The narrator shows evidence in the book when he talks about cleaning his condominium. To solve this problem they fight other men. Both Tyler and the narrator feel like self-destruction and not self-improvement is the only way to remove the pain that they are feeling and hopefully they will become better men. “Contemporary man has fulfilled his evolutionary purpose, but his obsession with destruction has become counterproductive to survival of human life on this planet” (Marshall 31).

== Notes ==

Black eye- Bruises from fighting in Fight Club.

Ellen, Walter, Norbet and Linda- consultant from Microsoft

Microsoft- A Computer Company

Fight Club- The club that Tyler and the narrator form for men to fight each other, so they feel like they are something in his life.

Mona Lisa- A painting by Leonardo da Vinci

1st Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

2nd Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

3rd Rule of Fight Club- Two men per fight.

4th Rule of Fight Club- One fight at a time.

5th Rule of Fight Club- No shoes/ No shirts.

6th Rule of Fight Club- Fight goes on as long as they have to.

7th Rule of Fight Club- If this is you first night at fight club, you have to fight.

Roundhouse- A punch

Marla Singer- The woman that stole his support group, and he falls in love with her.

== Study Guide Questions ==

1. Why do the men need Fight Club?

2. What is the profession of the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator have stitches in his mouth?

4. What are the rules of Fight Club?

5. Why did Tyler want the narrator to hit him?

6. Who was Tyler fighting when he was fighting in Fight Club?

== Works Cited ==

-Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club. New York, 1996.

-Marafioti, Martin. The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance. Baltimore,
2006.

-Marshall, Tim. ''Man's Greatest Fear The Final Phase of Human Evolution''. United States of America: Tim Marshall, 1995.

-Lamb, Michael E. ''The Role of The Father In Child Development''. Canada: A Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1981.

Fight Club Chapter 6

2006-12-06T05:12:44Z

Tclark: added more research to wiki

<nowiki>In</nowiki> Chapter 6 of Palahniuk's "Fight Club", the narrator discusses the rules and the origin of Fight Club. It obvious that throughout this chapter that the idea of masculinity is present. It can be suggested that the narrator prides himself on being his own man, and not in any way like his rarely talked about father. "Fight club gets to be your reason for going to the gym and keeping your hair cut short and cutting your nails. The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says" (41-42). Fight club seemed to be somewhat therapeutic to the men that participated in it. Tyler Durden and the narrator are somewhat controversial in the eyes of a woman because of the way they act, speak, and carry themselves. It is evident that the narrator has genuine "gentlemen like" qualities, unlike Tyler Durden. Tyler Durden challenges the narrator's views and aspects on life by making him feel like what he is doing is not what a "man" would do. In different parts of the book, it seems as if Tyler Durden is the father-figure in the narrator's life. "A man is potent and virile because of his contribution to his progeny was greater than that of a woman" (Marafioti 250). The idea of being a man and masculinity is a dominant theme not only in chapter 6 of the novel, it is in fact dominant throughout the whole novel. "Manliness requires not just what we would now consider virile characteristics associated with the possession of a penis, but also and more specifically a man's visualization of that power through the procreation and generation of new life" (Marafioti 251). Going to fight club makes the men feel like men. "Most guys are at fight club because of something they're too scared to fight. After a few fights, you're afraid a lot less" (45). Fight club is where the men in the novel go to portray the manly side
of themselves amongst other men.

== Summary ==
The narrator has a black eye from fighting in Fight Club. He is supposed to be doing a presentation but his boss will not let him present because of his appearance. His boss and a consultant from Microsoft ask what happen to him, but he can’t talk about Fight Club. In this chapter we learn the rules of Fight Club, and we also learn the reason why the men fight in Fight Club. We also learn how the first Fight Club originated. It was discovered by the narrator and Tyler. We then find out that the men lack a father figure in their lives when they were younger boys, so they feel lost and without guidance in the world. “The reasons for man destruction behavior can be traced to his physical vulnerability and his innate subconscious feeling of insignificance” (Marshall 75). When a man grows up without a father it makes them feels unwanted. Men tend to think that it is their faults their father left in the beginning. It is a fact that “delinquents are more likely to come from father-absents home” (Lamb 28). This is why the narrator makes up Tyler. Tyler father never taught him how to succeed in life and he also did not teach Tyler any manners. Tyler knew what was right and what was wrong, but he had a care-free attitude about life. He did what he wanted and did not care if anybody got hurt in the process. Studies that are shown by “Roger and Long’s (1968) data also suggest that boys whose fathers are away for long periods of time have difficulties in their masculine development” (Lamb 494). Men tend to take on femine traits that they learn from their mother. The narrator shows evidence in the book when he talks about cleaning his condominium. To solve this problem they fight other men. Both Tyler and the narrator feel like self-destruction and not self-improvement is the only was to remove the pain that they are feeling and hopefully they will become better men. “Contemporary man has fulfilled his evolutionary purpose, but his obsession with destruction has become counterproductive to survival of human life on this planet” (Marshall 31).

== Notes ==

Black eye- Bruises from fighting in Fight Club.

Ellen, Walter, Norbet and Linda- consultant from Microsoft

Microsoft- A Computer Company

Fight Club- The club that Tyler and the narrator form for men to fight each other, so they feel like they are something in his life.

Mona Lisa- A painting by Leonardo da Vinci

1st Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

2nd Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

3rd Rule of Fight Club- Two men per fight.

4th Rule of Fight Club- One fight at a time.

5th Rule of Fight Club- No shoes/ No shirts.

6th Rule of Fight Club- Fight goes on as long as they have to.

7th Rule of Fight Club- If this is you first night at fight club, you have to fight.

Roundhouse- A punch

Marla Singer- The woman that stole his support group, and he falls in love with her.

== Study Guide Questions ==

1. Why do the men need Fight Club?

2. What is the profession of the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator have stitches in his mouth?

4. What are the rules of Fight Club?

5. Why did Tyler want the narrator to hit him?

6. Who was Tyler fighting when he was fighting in Fight Club?

== Works Cited ==

-Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club. New York, 1996.

-Marafioti, Martin. The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance. Baltimore,
2006.

-Marshall, Tim. ''Man's Greatest Fear The Final Phase of Human Evolution''. United States of America: Tim Marshall, 1995.

-Lamb, Michael E. ''The Role of The Father In Child Development''. Canada: A Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1981.

Fight Club Chapter 6

2006-11-20T06:20:47Z

Tclark: changes to the second half of the wiki

<nowiki>In</nowiki> Chapter 6 of Palahniuk's "Fight Club", the narrator discusses the rules and the origin of Fight Club. It obvious that throughout this chapter that the idea of masculinity is present. It can be suggested that the narrator prides himself on being his own man, and not in any way like his rarely talked about father. "Fight club gets to be your reason for going to the gym and keeping your hair cut short and cutting your nails. The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says" (41-42). Fight club seemed to be somewhat therapeutic to the men that participated in it. Tyler Durden and the narrator are somewhat controversial in the eyes of a woman because of the way they act, speak, and carry themselves. It is evident that the narrator has genuine "gentlemen like" qualities, unlike Tyler Durden. Tyler Durden challenges the narrator's views and aspects on life by making him feel like what he is doing is not what a "man" would do. In different parts of the book, it seems as if Tyler Durden is the father-figure in the narrator's life. "A man is potent and virile because of his contribution to his progeny was greater than that of a woman" (Marafioti 250). The idea of being a man and masculinity is a dominant theme not only in chapter 6 of the novel, it is in fact dominant throughout the whole novel. "Manliness requires not just what we would now consider virile characteristics associated with the possession of a penis, but also and more specifically a man's visualization of that power through the procreation and generation of new life" (Marafioti 251). Going to fight club makes the men feel like men. "Most guys are at fight club because of something they're too scared to fight. After a few fights, you're afraid a lot less" (45). Fight club is where the men in the novel go to portray the manly side
of themselves amongst other men.

== Summary ==
The narrator has a black eye from fighting in Fight Club. He is supposed to be doing a presentation but his boss will not let him present because of his appearance. His boss and a consultant from Microsoft ask what happen to him, but he can’t talk about Fight Club. In this chapter we learn the rules of Fight Club, and we also learn the reason why the men fight in Fight Club. We also learn how the first Fight Club originated. It was discovered by the narrator and Tyler. We then find out that the men lack a father figure in their lives when they were younger boys, so they feel lost and without guidance in the world. “The reasons for man destruction behavior can be traced to his physical vulnerability and his innate subconscious feeling of insignificance” (Marshall 75). To solve this problem they fight other men. Both Tyler and the narrator feel like self-destruction and not self-improvement is the only was to remove the pain that they are feeling and hopefully they will become better men. “Contemporary man has fulfilled his evolutionary purpose, but his obsession with destruction has become counterproductive to survival of human life on this planet” (Marshall 31).

== Notes ==

Black eye- Bruises from fighting in Fight Club.

Ellen, Walter, Norbet and Linda- consultant from Microsoft

Microsoft- A Computer Company

Fight Club- The club that Tyler and the narrator form for men to fight each other, so they feel like they are something in his life.

Mona Lisa- A painting by Leonardo da Vinci

1st Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

2nd Rule of Fight Club- Is you don’t talk about Fight Club.

3rd Rule of Fight Club- Two men per fight.

4th Rule of Fight Club- One fight at a time.

5th Rule of Fight Club- No shoes/ No shirts.

6th Rule of Fight Club- Fight goes on as long as they have to.

7th Rule of Fight Club- If this is you first night at fight club, you have to fight.

Roundhouse- A punch

Marla Singer- The woman that stole his support group, and he falls in love with her.

== Study Guide Questions ==

1. Why do the men need Fight Club?

2. What is the profession of the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator have stitches in his mouth?

4. What are the rules of Fight Club?

5. Why did Tyler want the narrator to hit him?

6. Who was Tyler fighting when he was fighting in Fight Club?

== Works Cited ==

-Palahniuk, Chuck. Fight Club. New York, 1996.

-Marafioti, Martin. The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance. Baltimore,
2006.

-Marshall, Tim. ''Man's Greatest Fear The Final Phase of Human Evolution''. United States of America: Tim Marshall, 1995.

Fight Club Chapter 30

2006-11-20T05:41:54Z

Tclark: new changes to the second half of the wiki

In this chapter, our narrator is about on top of a building about to kill "Tyler". He figures out that in order to get rid of Tyler that he has to get rid of the person that he wants to be. He has to understand that Tyler is there because he wants him to be there. If he can get over what he wants to do, then he can accompish the goal of letting go of Tyler. He is on top of the building with "Tyler's" gun in his mouth. Marla and others are trying to stop him from killing himself. He says that he has to kill himself because all of them are up there. So then he shoots himself in the mouth and wakes up in "heaven". Heaven, yeah right! He says that the he talks to God and that God asks him why did he cause so much trouble. He is really talking to the doctor. He says that the people in "heaven" brings his food to him. These are really the workers of Project Mayhem who are serving him. "Tyler" has started a new generation. He has started a monster. He has let his inner self take control and there is no turning back!!!!!!!!!

== Summary ==
In this chapter the narrator is standing on top of the Parker-Morris building trying to figure out a way to get rid of Tyler. The narrator feels like the only way to rid himself of Tyler is to shoot him. “I had to pull the trigger” (Palahniuk 197). Marla and the members from the support groups are trying to tell the narrator not to pull the trigger, but he does not listen and he shoots himself. He does not die from the gun shot, but he thinks he is in heaven. “Everything in heaven is white on white” (Palahniuk 196). In reality we find out the narrator is in the hospital, for shooting himself. “The angels here are the Old Testaments kind, legions and lieutenants, a heavenly host who works in shift, day, swing” (Palahniuk 198). Marla and members from Fight Club writes to him in the hospital to let him know that he will be release soon and the Fight Club and Project Mayhem will still be going on. The narrator does not want to leave the hospital yet because the aids in the hospital will occasionally drop little hints to him that nothing has changed. “We look forward to getting you back” (Palahniuk 199).

== Notes ==

Marla- The narrator and Marla met at The Remaining Men Together group. The narrator ends up falling in love with Marla.

Support Groups- People in these groups have some type of illness or cancer and they got to the group for support. The narrator goes to these groups to cry, so that he can go to sleep at night.

Heaven- Heaven represents the hospital for the narrator after he has shot himself

Angels- The workers in the hospital that takes care of him.

Mr. Durden- In reality this is the narrator name, but it is also the name of the narrator split personality.

Black eye- Bruises on the men from fighting in Fight Club

Swollen forehead- Bruises on the men from fighting in Fight Club.

== Commentary ==

The narrator has come to realize that Tyler and he are the same people. Tyler occurs because he wants to be all the things Tyler is, but he can’t because he is not that type of person. The narrator finds a way to get rid of Tyler, but he finds out that getting rid of Tyler did not get rid of Fight Club or Project Mayhem. Project Mayhem is still going strong at the end of the novel and it does not look like they will ever be destroyed.

== Study Guide Questions ==

1. What does the Valley of the Dolls symbolize in this chapter?

2. Where is the narrator at in this place?

3. Why does the narrator compare the hospital to heaven?

4. What do you think the purpose of Project Mayhem was for?

5. Why doesn’t the narrator want to leave the hospital?

== Works Cited ==

Palahniuk,Chuck. ''Fight Club''. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1866.

Fight Club Chapter 6

2006-11-02T21:04:26Z

Tclark: lisha wiki for chapter 6 the second half

Fight Club Chapter 30

2006-11-02T20:59:56Z

Tclark: lisha wiki for chapter 30 the second half

Ballad

2006-10-16T18:42:30Z

Tclark: I made a couple of revisions on Oct.16

A simple definition of the word "is a song that tells a story and originally was a musical accompaniment to a dance" (Cuddon 71). It comes from "the late Latin and Italian ballare 'to dance' (Cuddon 71).The word ballad is known to have three different meaning and three main types depending on what origin it is from. The three main types of ballad are: '''Traditional''' '''Ballad, Literary ballad,''' and the last one is called '''Sheet Ballard or broadside ballads'''. Traditional ballads were more common in the rural environments and they were song by mouth. Since the traditional ballads were sung by mouth they could be passed down. Literary ballads were made by poets. Holman states that "it is true that the folk ballad is, in almost every country, one of the earliest forms of literature (42). Some characteristics of a ballad are: a ballad has simple language, it has tragic theme, intensity when the narrators is telling the story, incremental repetition, the super natural will play a role through the ballad, the ballad is told through a dialogue, usually at the end of a ballad there is a summary stanza.

The ballads were so popular that in 1728, London had its first ballad opera. It was called ''The Beggar's Opera''. "A ballad opera was a kind of musical show that combined speaking, dancing, and singing" (Lloyd 41).

An example of a literary ballad is ''Mother, Get Up, Unbar the Door'' by Charles Causley (Cuddon 71)

An example of a traditional ballad is ''The Twa Corbles'' by Charles Causley and the last one was (Cuddon 72)

"The greatest impetus to the study of ballad literature was given by the publication in 1765 of Bishop Percy's'' Reliques'' ''of'' ''Ancient English Poetry''" (Holman 43).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger. ''A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Lloyd, Norman. ''The Golden Encyclopedia of Music''. New York: Western Publishing Company, 1968.

Ballad

2006-10-02T19:27:05Z

Tclark: revised/ took ballad of as a heading

A simple definition of the word "is a song that tells a story and originally was a musical accompaniment to a dance" (Cuddon 71). It comes from "the late Latin and Italian ballare 'to dance' (Cuddon 71).The word ballad is known to have three different meaning and three main types depending on what origin it is from. The three main types of ballad are: Traditional Ballad, Literary ballad, and the last one is called Sheet Ballard or broadside ballads. Traditional ballads were more common in the rural environments and they were song by mouth. Since the traditional ballads were sung by mouth they could be passed down. Literary ballads were made by poets. Holman states that "it is true that the folk ballad is, in almost every country, one of the earliest forms of literature (42). Some characteristics of a ballad are: a ballad has simple language, it has tragic theme, intensity when the narrators is telling the story, incremental repetition, the super natural will play a role through the ballad, the ballad is told through a dialogue, usually at the end of a ballad there is a summary stanza.

The ballads were so popular that in 1728, London had its first ballad opera. It was called ''The Beggar's Opera''. "A ballad opera was a kind of musical show that combined speaking, dancing, and singing" (Lloyd 41).

An example of a literary ballad is ''Mother, Get Up, Unbar the Door'' by Charles Causley

An example of a traditional ballad is ''The Twa Corbles'' by Charles Causley and the last one was

"The greatest impetus to the study of ballad literature was given by the publication in 1765 of Bishop Percy's'' Reliques'' ''of'' ''Ancient English Poetry''" (Holman 43).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger. ''A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Lloyd, Norman. ''The Golden Encyclopedia of Music''. New York: Western Publishing Company, 1968.

Ballad

2006-09-29T15:57:32Z

Tclark: added more research to wiki of ballad

== '''Ballad''' ==

A simple definition of the word "is a song that tells a story and originally was a musical accompaniment to a dance" (Cuddon 71). It comes from "the late Latin and Italian ballare 'to dance' (Cuddon 71).The word ballad is known to have three different meaning and three main types depending on what origin it is from. The three main types of ballad are: Traditional Ballad, Literary ballad, and the last one is called Sheet Ballard or broadside ballads. Traditional ballads were more common in the rural environments and they were song by mouth. Since the traditional ballads were sung by mouth they could be passed down. Literary ballads were made by poets. Holman states that "it is true that the folk ballad is, in almost every country, one of the earliest forms of literature (42). Some characteristics of a ballad are: a ballad has simple language, it has tragic theme, intensity when the narrators is telling the story, incremental repetition, the super natural will play a role through the ballad, the ballad is told through a dialogue, usually at the end of a ballad there is a summary stanza.

The ballads were so popular that in 1728, London had its first ballad opera. It was called ''The Beggar's Opera''. "A ballad opera was a kind of musical show that combined speaking, dancing, and singing" (Lloyd 41).

An example of a literary ballad is ''Mother, Get Up, Unbar the Door'' by Charles Causley

An example of a traditional ballad is ''The Twa Corbles'' by Charles Causley and the last one was

"The greatest impetus to the study of ballad literature was given by the publication in 1765 of Bishop Percy's'' Reliques'' ''of'' ''Ancient English Poetry''" (Holman 43).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger. ''A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Lloyd, Norman. ''The Golden Encyclopedia of Music''. New York: Western Publishing Company, 1968.

Ballad

2006-09-29T15:42:38Z

Tclark: changes to my wiki again

== '''Ballad''' ==

A simple dfinition of the word "is a song that tells a story and originally was a musical accompaniment to a dance" (Cuddon 71). It comes from "the late Latin and Italian ballare 'to dance' (Cuddon 71).The word ballad is known to have three different meaning and three main types depending on what origin it is from. The three main types of ballad are: Traditional Ballad,Literary ballad, and the last one is called sheet ballard or broadside ballads. Traditional ballads were more common in the rural environments and they were song by mouth. Since the traditional ballads were sung by mouth they could be passed down. Literary ballads were made by poets. Holman states that "it is true that the folk ballad is, in almost every country, one of the earliest forms of literature (42). Some characteristics of a ballad are: a ballad has simple language, it has tragic theme, intensity when the narrators is telling the story, incremental repetition, the super natural will play a role through the ballad, the ballad is told through a dialouge, usually at the end of a ballad there is a summary stanza.

The ballads were so popular that in 1728, London had its first ballad opera. It was called The Beggar's Opera. "A ballad opera was a kind of musical show that combined speaking,dancing, and singing" (Lloyd 41).

An example of a literary ballad is Mother, Get Up, Unbar the Door by Charles Causley

An example of a traditional ballad is The Twa Corbles by Charles Causley and the last one was

"The greatest impetus to the study of ballad literature was given nby the publication in 1765 of Bishop Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" (Holman 43).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger. ''A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Lloyd, Norman. ''The Golden Encyclopedia of Music''. New York: Western Publishing Company, 1968.

Ballad

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Prose

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"The term is applied to all forms of written or spoken expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern". The word derives from "Latin Prosa or proversa oratio, 'straight forward discourse'" (Cuddon 705). Holman states "that while prose is like verse in that good prose has a rhythm, it is unlike verse in that this rhythm is not to be scanned by any of the normal metrical schemes" (382).

An example of a prose is "Homeric epic" (Fowler 191).

== '''Work Cited''' ==
Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger.'' A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

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== '''Theme''' ==

A simple dfinition of the word "is a song that tells a story and originally was a musical accompaniment to a dance" (Cuddon 71). It comes from "the late Latin and Italian ballare 'to dance'(Cuddon 71).The word ballad is known to have three different meaning and three main types depending on what origin it is from. The three main types of ballad are: Traditional Ballad,Literary ballad, and the last one is called sheet ballard or broadside ballads. Traditional ballads were more common in the rural environments and they were song by mouth. Since the traditional ballads were sung by mouth they could be passed down. Literary ballads were made by poets. Holman states that "it is true that the folk ballad is, in almost every country, one of the earliest forms of literature (42).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. A Handbook To Literature. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger. A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

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Prose

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The term is applied to all forms of written or spoken expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern. The word derives from "Latin Prosa or proversa oratio, 'straight forward discourse'" (Cuddon 705). Holman states "that while prose is like verse in that good prose has a rhythm, it is unlike verse in that this rhythm is not to be scanned by any of the normal metrical schemes" (382).

An example of a prose is "Homeric epic" (Fowler 191).

== '''Work Cited''' ==
Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger.'' A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Protagonist

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The central character in a drama. It's derived from the Greek word ''agon'', meaning “first struggler.”

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" Chief character in a play or story" (Holman 384).

" The word protagonist was originally applied to the first actor added to chorus and leaders in early Greek drama" (Holman 384).

== '''Work Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. A Handbook To Literature. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Narration

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Narration is when a person tells a story.

"There are two types of narration: One is simple narrative and the other is narrative with plot" (Holman 300).

"The purpose of narration is to interest, entertain, and it may be used to instuct and inform" (Holman 300).

== '''Work Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. A Handbook To Literature. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Climax

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The turning point in the action of a drama; in [[tragedy]], it is usually the moment that the tragic [[protagonist]] loses the initiative and the momentum and the drama turns from success to failure. In [[comedy]], it is usually the moment that the comic [[protagonist]] gains the initiative or a chance occurrence turns the action from misfortune to fortune.

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Climax is "the part of a story or play at which a crisis is reached and resolution achieved" (Cuddon 141).

== '''Work Cited''' ==

Cudden, J. A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Ballad

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" A form of verse adapted for singing or recitation and primarily characterized by it's presentation in simple narrative form of a dramatic or exciting eposiode" (Holman 42).

Cuddon states "a ballad is a song that tells a story and originally was a muscial accompaniment to a dance" (71).

"There are two kinds of ballads: Folk or traditional ballad and the other one is literary ballad" (Cuddon 71).

== '''Word Cited''' ==

Holman, Hugh C. A Handbook To Literature. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Prose

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"The term is applied to all forms of written or spoken expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern" (Holman 382)." "The word derives from Latin Prosa or proversa oratio, 'straight forward discourse'" (Cuddon 705).

An example of a prose is "Homeric epic" (Fowler 191).

== '''Work Cited''' ==
Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger.'' A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

Prose

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"The term is applied to all forms of written or spoken expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern"(Holman 382)." "The word derives from Latin Prosa or proversa oratio, 'straight forward discourse'"(Cuddon 705).

An example of a prose is "Homeric epic"(Fowler 191).

== '''Work Cited''' ==
Holman, Hugh C. ''A Handbook To Literature''. New York: The Odyssey Press, 1936.

Cudden, J. A. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. Fourth Edition. Great Britain, Penguin Group, 1977.

Fowler, Roger.'' A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms''. London and New York: Routledge, 1987.

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