The Ballad

Having listened to "Cat's in the Cradle" and having read "The Highwayman" we should now have an understanding of what a ballad is: a poem that tells a story is a ballad.

Compose in a few stanzas (possibly 4 line stanzas of rhyming couplets, or maybe interlocking rhyme).

Can't think of what to write? Try getting a picture to stimulate your creativity. Choose a topic you are interested in - horse riding? hockey? heroes?

 

The old soldier suantered in

Took out his pen

Scribbled on the page,

Like a wizened sage

 

He'd soon recall his manly conflict

Of drawn sword as a loyal subject

And a youth worth living

Of constant giving

 

To country and to king

With praise he'd sing

As a valiant knight

He'd fought for right

 

And then the country was overthrown

Democracy replaced the crown

And all his battles fought

He realized were for naught.