Ballad is a story-telling poem traditionally set to music. English ballads typically have four-line stanzas with ABCB rhyme scheme. Traditional ballads use common meter with alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter. Many ballads include a refrain (repeating line or stanza)
Ballad is narrative poetry written for singing with musical rhythm. Typically told by third-person omniscient narrator. Contains refrain or chorus for repetition. Uses ABCB rhyme scheme with alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter
Bion of Smyrna was a renowned 2nd century BC Greek bucolic poet. John Mauropous was a 11th century Eastern Roman poet. George the Pisidian wrote in 7th century Byzantine poetry. John Geometres was a leading Macedonian Renaissance poet
Ballads originated from medieval French chanson balladée as dancing songs. Earliest recognizable English ballad is "Judas" from 13th century. Originally written to accompany dances with alternating couplets
Folk literature includes proverbs, legends, tales, stories, and folk music forms. Minstrel poetry emerged in 11th-12th centuries, believed to derive power from love wine. Mani are quatrains sung with syllabic meter, known as Bayati in Eastern Anatolia. Rigmarole are children's songs arranged by sound and word similarities