Ballad

music-and-vocalization

A ballad is a form of narrative song traditionally organized in quatrains with a rhyme scheme of abcb, in which alternating lines typically have four and three stresses. It is b...

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literary-forms

A ballad is a form of narrative verse or song that tells a story, typically focusing on a single dramatic event. Rooted in oral tradition, ballads emphasize emotion, refrain, an...

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