ballad

n. sentimental song that tells a story, narrative poem adapted for singing

A ballad is a narrative poem, usually set to music; thus, it often is a story told in a song. Any story form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines ("ballad meter") and simple repeating rhymes, often with a refrain.
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Noun
1. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
(synonym) lay
(hypernym) song
(hyponym) minstrelsy
2. a narrative poem of popular origin
(synonym) lay
(hypernym) poem, verse form
(hyponym) Edda

(v. t.)
To make mention of in ballads.
  

(v. i.)
To make or sing ballads.
  

(n.)
A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
  

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