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5 days ago · In literature, short, narrative poem usually relating a single, dramatic event. Two forms of the ballad are often distinguished—the folk ballad, dating from about the 12th century, and the literary ballad, dating from the late 18th century.
23 hours ago · Style. La Belle Dame Sans Merci is an example of a narrative poem, or ballad, which tells a story in a rhyming, lyrical style. The poem is composed of six-line stanzas, each composed of two long and four short lines. This creates a distinctive metre, which is interrupted only by the use of alliteration, assonance, and rhetorical questions.
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4 days ago · The legend of Mulan was the subject of subsequent literary works. It was developed into a novel during the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Mulan also became the heroine of a play by Xu Wei, who called her Hua Mulan. The Ballad of Mulaneulogizes the industry and goodness of the lady, her enthusiasm to protect the nation, as well as her graceful ...
5 days ago · A ballad song is a type of narrative song often telling a tale of romance, adventure, or tragedy with a simple, melodic structure and repetitive verses. Ballads have a rich history and have evolved from traditional folk songs to modern popular music.
3 days ago · In many languages, including Arabic and modern European languages, poets use rhyme in set patterns as a structural element for specific poetic forms, such as ballads, sonnets and rhyming couplets. However, the use of structural rhyme is not universal even within the European tradition. Much modern poetry avoids traditional rhyme schemes.
5 days ago · As a literary device, a ballad is a narrative poem, typically consisting of a series of four-line stanzas. Ballads were originally sung or recited as an oral tradition among rural societies and were often anonymous retellings of local legends and stories by wandering minstrels in the Middle Ages.
4 days ago · Collection of Chinese Ballads mainly fall into the following categories according to its contents and functions: work ballads, political ballads, ritual ballads, love ballads, ballads of daily life, historical or legendary ballads, as well as Children's songs and rhymes.
