There was a very famous king who had a daughter, her name was Lady Diamond. She falls in love with a kitchen boy, a servant who worked for her father ,on a summer. Five months after, she started to cry becuase she realized she was pregnant. On a winter night, her father entered his daughter's room and asks her why she was so sad and she confessed her love for the servant and so the king decided to kill him. He ordered to his men to go and kill the kitchen boy in secret, they cut the kitchen boy's heart from him, put it in a gold bowl and give it to Lady Diamond.She was desperate,she cried a lot and then she died. After her death his father understood what he did and he realized that he had made a big mistake. He regret what he had done and he cried his lost daughter, but he blamed his men, who had not tried to stop him from his crime.

Why does Lady Diamond cry?
Lady Diamond cries because she was pregnant this is why her dress grew short on the front.
The king goes to his daughter's rooms. He is described as ''a wandering ghost'' : what do you expect now ?
I expect the king will kill the kitchen boy.
What happens to the kitchen boy?
They had cut the heart out of his white breast and put it in a golden bowl.
What will Lady Diamond's reaction be?
She will cry and scream.
What happens to her?
She died.
What is the king's reaction now?
He regretted killing the kitchen boy.
Do you feel sympathy for him?
No, I don't. Because he tried to clear his coscience giving the fault to his accomplice.
Look at the layout. How is the ballad structured?
It is organised into 4-line stanza.
Has it got a regular rhyme scheme?
No, it hasn't.
How is the story told, through dialogue or narration?
The story is told through dialogue and narration.
Did you find any long descrptive passages?
Yes, I did.
Is the language abstract or concrete?
The language is concrete.
Is the style complex or simple?
The style is simple.
What season is referred to in stanza two?
It is referred to summer because it told ''till the grass overgrew the corn''.
What season is referred to in stanza four?
It is reffered to winter because it told '' then it fell out on a winter's night''.
What colour is Diamond's hand and the kitchen boy's breast?
Diamond's hand and boy's breast are white.
What is Lady Diamond's attitude when her father questions her?
She is sad and she tried to beg her father to forgive her.

THE HOUSE CARPENTER

Who are two characters speaking?
A seaman and a poor woman.
What has the man given up for love?
He has given up the King's daughter and her crowns of gold.
What does the man want the woman to do for him?
He wants the woman leave her house carpenter.
What does she need to know before leaving?
She need to know how the man can mantain her and keep her from poverty.
What are her feelings once she has left?
She is sad because she'll never see her baby anymore.
What happens to the lovers and their ship?
In their ship started coming water through a hole and they died in the ship which sank to the bottom of the sea.
How are Heaven and Hell described?
Heaven is described like a place with fair and high hills on the contrary Hell is describe a place with dark and low hills.