1                                                                Balada populara
       
     -balada este o specie literara reprezentativa a literaturii populare romanesti
    
        Fiind o specie folclorica,balada are notele caracteristice literaturii populare:

a)caracter anonim:      -autorul este necunoscut,identitatea sa fiind pierduta in timp
                                     -autorul este,de obicei,un om talentat din popor

b)caracter oral:           -este transmisa din generatie in generatie prin viu grai                      

c)caracter colectiv:     -au contribuit mai multi oameni la realizarea ei,pana a ajunge  
                                     la forma actuala                   

d)caracter sincretic:    -poate fi cantata                                                                                                                                  

e)caracter expresiv:    -contine multe expresii si figuri de stil

        In functie de continut baladele pot fi:           -a)vitejesti(haiducesti,voinicesti)
                                                                                -b)istorice
                                                                                -c)haiducesti
                                                                                -d)pastoresti
                                                                                -e)fantastico-mitologice

         -exista si balade care abordeaza teme din viata  cotidiana si se numesc nuveliste.
                                                                                           (de exemplu:"Ghita Catanuta")
         
           Diversitatea tipologica a baladelor dovedeste multitudinea aspectelor infatisate de acestea si receptivitatea deosebita a autorului anonim la toate aspectele care-l inconjoara.

           In ciuda diversitatii tipologice baladele au cateva note definitorii generale:
                                                           -opere populare epice in versuri
                                                           -relateaza intamplari deosebite din trecut
                                                           -personajele au insusiri iesite din comun
                                                           -actiunea baladei este simpla
                                                           -baladele au un numar mic de personaje
                                                           -personajele sunt prezentate in antiteza
                                                                                               
                                                                   
                                                                                                                       Tagirta Cristian