What characteristics of "Lord Randall," "Get Up and Bar the Door," and "Edward Edward" show that they were intended to appeal to a general audience...

These
ballads include the repetitions of words and verses that are typical of folk-songs and folk
poetry in general. This is probably the most obvious thing that indicates they are part of a
tradition of popular art, having its origin and appeal among ordinary people and not with
royalty or the upper classes overall.

Both "Edward" and "Lord
Randall" also exist in parallel versions in other European languages. In this they are
similar to legends which exist cross-culturally and perhaps spring from a common origin, as
different languages of Europe do, dating back thousands of years.

Significantly, the poems are written inrather than standard Englisheven
the...