Balladen
Ballads are narrative poems or songs that tell a story. They exist in traditional folk form, passed on orally, and in literary, art ballads crafted by individual poets. Traditional ballads tend to use plain language, direct speech, and a concise narrative focus on a single dramatic event. Refrains or repeated lines are common, and the plots often involve love, betrayal, murder, or encounters with the supernatural. The art ballad adapts older forms for a written audience and may explore more complex imagery or psychological nuance.
In structure, ballads frequently employ a brisk, episodic progression. They are often composed in four-line stanzas
Ballads have had a broad and lasting influence. In music, a ballad is typically a slow, melodic