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Why do individuals pass down stories orally instead of by writing? Before the time period that writing even existed, individuals had no choice, but to express themselves orally. During this time, they passed down these stories from generation to generation, but ....

Middle of Essay
.... In short, the second and fourth lines rhyme. Here is an example of the ABCB rhyme scheme: And when he came bold Robin before, "O hast thou any money to spare For my merry men and me?" As you can see from the example above (stanza 30, page 7), the second and fourth lines rhyme. During the story you will find this rhyme scheme to be very common. This ballad, like many uses Incremental Repetition which is the use of a line with some slight variation. An example is: "I have no money", then quoth the young man, "No ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be." The statement "No ready gold nor fee" (stanza 50, p ....