POETRY THE BALLAD
THE QUATRAIN
THE COUPLET
THE SONNET
THE EPITAPH
THE SPIRITUAL
FREE VERSE
POEMS AND VARIATIONS
THE HAIKU
POETRY COLLECTION
POEMS AND REASONS
THE BALLAD
What is a ballad?
Ballads tell simple stories in verse They were popular in the Middle Ages They usually end with a moral They are often popular songs
The Fields of Athenry
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Ballads like The Fields of Athenry are written nowadays but they speak about events that happened centuries ago.
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