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*Ballad stanzas. The traditional ballad stanza consists of four lines, rhymed abcb (or sometimes abab--the key is that the second and fourth lines rhyme). The first and third lines have four stresses, while the second and fourth have three.
*In a traditional ballad, the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme and have the same number of syllables. This adds to the lyrical, song-like nature of the poem.
*any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing. any poem written in similar style. the music for a ballad.
I arrived in THE USA
Flew over THE alps
Quick stopover at London
We left for New York
THE time on board wasn’t boring
Films to watch on THE monitor
THE people on THE plane were all Italians
We saw THE Statue of Liberty, Eillis island and THE Empire State Building
THE hotel I stayed at was on the corner of 42nd street and 5th avenue.
I don’t like THE hotels here very much but I didn’t have time to rent an apartment
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thx for the points, have a good day
