Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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.
 


 
 
 
 
 

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