Feb 13, 2016
POETRYPOETRYTHE BALLADTHE BALLAD
THE EPITAPHTHE EPITAPH
FREE VERSEFREE VERSE
THE HAIKUTHE HAIKU
THE QUATRAINTHE QUATRAIN
THE SONNETTHE SONNET
THE SPIRITUALTHE SPIRITUAL
POEMS AND POEMS AND VARIATIONSVARIATIONS
POETRY POETRY COLLECTIONCOLLECTION
THE COUPLETTHE COUPLET
POEMS AND REASONSPOEMS AND REASONS
THE BALLADTHE 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
What is a What is a ballad?ballad?
The Fields of Athenry
Ballads like The Fields of Athenry are written nowadays but they speak about events that happened centuries ago.
B1BBBBB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQ6a8gA7qk