You may think of songs when you hear the word "ballad"--and you would not be incorrect--but there's more to ballads than meets the ear. I explain the ballad form, and briefly describe the ballad's history and several categories of ballads.

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References

• "Ballad." Literary Devices, https://literarydevices.net/ballad/.


• Bergman, Bennet. "Ballad." LitCharts, May 5, 2017, https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/ballad.


• Betts, Jennifer. "Examples of Ballads in History: From Poetry to Songs." Your Dictionary, https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-a-ballad.html.


• Friedman, Albert B. "Ballad". Encyclopedia Britannica, December 1 2016, https://www.britannica.com/art/ballad. 


• "What Are Ballad Poems?" Writeawriting, April 6, 2018, https://www.writeawriting.com/poetry/ballad-poems/#:~:text=Ballad%20poems%20are%20defined%20as%2C%20%E2%80%9CA%20simple%20narrative,romantic%20and%20sentimental%20character%2C%20composed%20in%20short%20stanzas.%E2%80%9D.