What is best describes a ballad?

Answer 1

Folk ballads are typically written impersonally, with dark, sordid tones, often on topics of a supernatural, violent, or romantic nature. Traditionally, they were meant to be sung a Capella, and were not connected to one particular poet or bard. This varies from more modern ballads, such as those which arose from the Romantic age of the early 1800's and the folk revival period of the 1960's.

A Ballad stanza is typically in quatrains (four lines) with rhyme sequences of abcb. In literary or formal ballads the lines stick to alternating eight and six syllables. CHABOINKA

Answer 2

A traditional ballad is a story in folk song form that is passed down the generations. Although the traditional ballad is at the heart of English-language folklore, the form itself and most of the oldest stories came through Scotland from Norse origins.

Answer 3

A poem that tells a story, usually in short verses that rhyme.

Answer 4

A ballad is a narrative poem or song that tells a story, often focusing on themes like love, heartbreak, or heroic deeds. They typically have a simple rhyme scheme and meter and are meant to be sung.

Answer 5

A ballad is a poem based on a story or an event

Answer 6

a poem that tells a story, usually in short verses that rhyme

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there is a certain pattern of rhyme.

Answer 7

A rhyming couplet at the end

Answer 8

an abab or abcb rhyme and a story