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.

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