A legend of Northland Class 9 PPT

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The Legends Of 
Northland
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The Legends Of 
Northland
Introduction
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The Legends Of 
Northland
Introduction
Introduction to the poem
? 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.
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The Legends Of 
Northland
Introduction
Introduction to the poem
? 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.
Poem and 
Explanation
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The Legends Of 
Northland
Introduction
Introduction to the poem
? 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.
Poem and 
Explanation
Stanza 1
Away, away in the Northland,
Where the hours of the day are few,
And the nights are so long in winter
That they cannot sleep them 
through;