Ballad
By Ryan and Ryan
Ballad
A ballad is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.
Examples of Ballads
Jack and Jill went
up the hill
To fetch a pale of water;
Jack fell down and broke
his crown
and Jill came tumbling after