ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you mean by a Ballad?
A
a kind of short narrative poem
B
a poem of patriotism
C
a poem of love affairs
D
a kind of condoling poem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A ballad is a poem with a musical quality. It is sometimes set to music. A ballad is narrative in nature; this means that it tells a story. Most ballads are written in an ABAB rhyme scheme which means that lines one and three rhyme, and lines two and four rhyme.

Detailed explanation-2: -A popular narrative song passed down orally. In the English tradition, it usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -A ballad is a narrative poem or song composed of short stanzas.

Detailed explanation-4: -/ˈbæl.əd/ a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow love song. Singing.

Detailed explanation-5: -A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music.

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