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Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England

Taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications.

http://www.blackmask.com/books32c/olengdex.htm
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Are There Lines in Folk Poetry?

Article by B. Hayes and M. MacEachern discussing meters and stanza structures in English folk poetry.

http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/linguistics/people/hayes/lines.pdf
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Brazilian Folklore: Cordel Literature

Folk poetry of northeastern Brazil.

http://www.maria-brazil.org/cordel.htm
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Looking North Of The Greek World: The Slavic Folk Poetry of The Balkans

Curriculum materials comparing ancient Greek and Slavic folk poetry.

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/2/84.02.01.x.html
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Traditional Malay Verse - Pantun

Brief article on the Malay quatrain, which used to be an integral part of Malay life.

http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=2&page=1
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