What is a ballad?
1
A melancholic poem in which the poet laments the death of a subject, though he gives consolation towards the end.
2
A poem that praises spirituality or God’s splendor.
3
A type of narrative poem in which a story often talks about folk or legendary tales.
4
A French styled poem with nineteen lines, composed of three–line stanza, with five tercets and a final quatrain.