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Poetry Terms 3
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Ballad Meter 4 line stanza rhymed abcb with four feet in lines 1 and 3 and three feet in lines 2 and 4 Is about a person “O mother, mother make my bed, O make it soft and narrow. Since my love died for me today, I’ll die for him tomorrow.”
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Narrative Poem A non-dramatic poem which tells a story
Could be simple or complex, long or short Epics and ballads are examples of narrative poems “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” The Odyssey “The Raven” “The Walrus and the Carpenter”
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Quatrains A four-line stanza with any combination of rhymes
Poems like “Cut” Many famous songs have quatrains: “Danny Boy” Irish song “Blue Suede Shoes” Elvis Presley “Beautiful Day” U2
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