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How do I write a Ballad poem and what is a Ballad poem?


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A Ballad poem is the type of poem that could very easily become a song if you put a melody to it. If you listen to "The Highwayman" by Robert Louis Stevenson (on Loreena McKennit's The Mummer's Dance Album" you will get a good idea of what a Ballad Poem is. Another Fine example is Richard Cory. I don't remember who wrote the Poem, but it was put to Music by Paul Simon and sung by Simon and Garfunkle many years ago.