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Feb 5, 2026 at 5:28pm
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Form of the Week: Ballad
The Ballad is an ancient narrative form constructed in quatrains (four line stanzas) with lines that alternate between tetrameter and trimeter and a rhyme scheme of abcb, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/992-the-ballad/

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/ballad

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Form of the Week: Ballad · 02-05-26 5:28pm
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