Lesson Summary. A ballad poem is a type of verse composed in ballad form and attributable to an authorial source. The ability to determine definite authorship is the key difference between these poems and the more traditional folk ballads.
Gasification is a flexible, reliable, and clean energy technology that can turn a variety of low-value feedstocks into high-value products, help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and natural gas, and can provide a clean alternative source of baseload electricity, fertilizers, fuels, and chemicals.
Diversification means branching out into new business opportunities, not just expanding your existing business. For example, if you have a dine-in restaurant in one town, opening a second restaurant in the next town is expansion, not diversification. Adding corporate catering is an example of diversification.