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The typical British style ballad consists of quatrains (stanzas with 4 lines each), having 8 syllables in the first line, 6 in the second, then 8 again in the third, and 6 again in the last. This holds true for each stanza. The 2nd and 4th stanzas also rhyme.
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∙ 14y ago
Ballad poems typically have a set verse form and rhyme scheme, often using quatrains with alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and trimeter. They often tell a story, usually of folklore or legend. Ballads often include refrains or repeated lines for emphasis or effect.
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∙ 14y agoA ballad poem commonly has stanzas of four, eight or twelve lines, with variations on these. The rhyming pattern is usually ABAB or AABB. There is no limit to the number of stanzas.
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