The ballad in Renaissance and during Modern times Development of a genre of the literary ballad

GLOSSARY
Ballad-1)a slow popular song that is typically about love
2)a kind of poem or song that tells a story (such as a story about a famous person from history)
a ballad about King Arthur
the Renaissance : the period of European history between the 14th and 17th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy

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  a book on the Renaissance
  

— often used as Renaissance before another noun

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  a Renaissance scholar/painter
  
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  Renaissance artzacfv
  

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a : a situation or period of time when there is a new interest in something that has not been popular in a long time


Modern-  always used before a noun
a : of or relating to the present time or the recent past : happening, existing, or developing at a time near the present time

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  ancient and modern history
  
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  He talked about the role of television in modern [=contemporary] politics.
  
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  The country's modern [=present] government was formed over 100 years ago.
  

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b or Modern : of or relating to the current or most recent period of a language

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  The English that was spoken by William Shakespeare is very different from the modern English spoken today.
  
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  She is learning Modern Greek.
  

[more modern; most modern] : based on or using the newest information, methods, or technology

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  We'll need to have modern [=up-to-date] plumbing and wiring installed in the old house before we can move in.
  
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  They live in one of the most modern cities in the world.
  
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  modern methods of communication including e-mail and the Internet
  

[more modern; most modern] : of or relating to a style or way of thinking that is new and different

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  She cut her long hair for a modern look.
  
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  He made his old-fashioned apartment look more modern by changing the color of the walls and buying new furniture.
  
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  Their latest movie is a modern version of a classic children's story.
  
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  She has modern ideas about dating and marriage.
  

— opposite old-fashioned
: of or relating to forms of art (such as dance, music, and architecture) in which the styles used are newer and very different from the older and more traditional styles

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  She loves both ballet and modern dance.
  
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  a combination of classical and modern architecture
  
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  a museum of modern art