USAGE: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Term: Ballad. Strictly, a ballad is a form of poetry that alternates lines of four and three beats, often in quatrains, rhymed abab, and often telling a story-the anonymous poem 'Sir Patrick Spens' and Wordsworth's A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal demonstrate this well.erm: Ballad. Strictly, a ballad is a form of poetry that alternates lines of four and three beats, often in quatrains, rhymed abab, and often telling a story-the anonymous poem 'Sir Patrick Spens' and Wordsworth's A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal demonstrate this well.
Full Definition of BALLAD. 1. a: a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing b: an art song accompanying a traditional ballad. 2. : a simple song: air.3. : a popular song; especially: a slow romantic or sentimental song. â balÂ·ladÂ·ic \bÉ-Ëla-dik, ba-\ adjective.See ballad defined for English-language learners.rigin of BALLAD. Middle English balade ballade, song, from Middle French, from Old Occitan balada dance, song sung while dancing, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ballare. First Known Use: 14th century.