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Q&A:
Question:
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11/17/2009
)
name me a famous 21st century ballad poem writer/ poet.
Question:
(
11/17/2009
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does ballads always about tragic love?
Question:
(
11/16/2009
)
can somebody please write a ballad of some current event?
Answer:
(
11/17/2009
)
war
Answer:
(
11/17/2009
)
no
Question:
(
11/13/2009
)
How many beats in each line of a Ballad
Answer:
(
11/15/2009
)
5 sorry not 8
Answer:
(
11/15/2009
)
8
Answer:
(
11/14/2009
)
fourteen
Question:
(
11/9/2009
)
what are the importance and use of meter in ballads?
Question:
(
11/4/2009
)
Which ballads have a repeating refrain?
Question:
(
10/27/2009
)
how do you write a ballad poem?
Answer:
(
11/9/2009
)
a ballad is a poem so just use
the pic in ur mind then describe it in a poem
Answer:
(
11/8/2009
)
look on the ballad writing tips
Answer:
(
10/29/2009
)
A ballad poem is mainly sad, with a set pattern... say.. ABABCC...
Also, each line has 5 beats.
Question:
(
10/21/2009
)
How can you tell how a medieval ballad and a modern day song are alike?
Answer:
(
10/26/2009
)
for the most part, current songs still use rhyming schemes like abac, aabb, or acbc. Although it's not quite current, Nightmare on My Street by The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) is a good example. Also the theme to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Question:
(
10/19/2009
)
what is a free verse
Answer:
(
10/25/2009
)
free writing. no rules. no rhyming scheme no stanzas or # of lines. everything is entirely up to u. u can indent when u want, pause when u want. as far as grammar is concerned u can do it how u want
Answer:
(
10/20/2009
)
a verse that doesnt rhyme.... but im not completely sure
Question:
(
10/13/2009
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Is 'With or Without You' by U2 a ballad?
Answer:
(
10/20/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
Well............. i think so
it sounds like on any way
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
yes
Question:
(
10/6/2009
)
Is 'My Country' by Dorothea Mackellar a ballad?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
10/9/2009
)
of course it is
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
no
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
why are authors of ballads often unknown?
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
Many ballads were never written; they were passed along orally. Hence, there are many versions of the same basic ballad
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
because they were written in the early 1800's.
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
Because the ballads were sung for entertainment, they weren't written down. Many people knew them as a result, the origin was often unclear
Question:
(
9/15/2009
)
how did they contribute to the middle ages?
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
Since ballads were the literature of the common folk,many of these ballads record events that the commoners knew about because they were servants in the households of the aristocracy or were involved in. Just as "urban legend" have developed over the years, these ballads exaggerate events of the day.
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
tell stories for entertainment
Answer:
(
9/22/2009
)
to make songs
Question:
(
9/8/2009
)
what is a stress in a ballad?
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
Each spoken word has syllables. These syllables have accented and unaccented syllables (check a dictionary if you are unsure). The heavily accented syllables are stressed.
Answer:
(
9/22/2009
)
they are really hard to write silly
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
when you put emphasis on a word/s in each line of a verse
Question:
(
9/1/2009
)
Can you locate Bill of Fare?
Question:
(
8/19/2009
)
what is a good opening line for a ballad?
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
Its like writting a story you should decide on something that would relate to your ballad
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
A good opening should be from the heart. Hope this helps.
Answer:
(
9/11/2009
)
oh i do love some yellow cheese
its a good start i think
Answer:
(
9/1/2009
)
It depends on what type of story you wish to tell in your poem, you might start with, quoting Edgar Allan Poe,"once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary," or something more cheerful such as " Faraway, there she lay, the graceful lady of Ah Shalott" it all depends on what your topic is, its like a setting for your poem, an introduction.
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
It can start with introducing the main character or the story of the poem like writing about romeo and juliet can start with :
" Romeo and Juliet, a tragic and a love story
two teenagers fall in love
through tragic events
like two inseparable doves
Question:
(
8/15/2009
)
can a ballad have 5 line verses?
Answer:
(
10/26/2009
)
yes, there is no limit to how many lines you have in the verse of a ballad
Answer:
(
10/21/2009
)
no there is actually a rule for ballads. 4 lines in a verse 1st line 8 syllables, 6 syllables. 8 syllables, 6 syllables
Answer:
(
10/20/2009
)
yeah
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
yes you can it would be better
Answer:
(
9/27/2009
)
i think yes
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
What ever you think is acceptable.:)
Answer:
(
9/16/2009
)
yes sir ee
Answer:
(
9/7/2009
)
no
Answer:
(
9/1/2009
)
Although most have four, five is acceptable :)
Answer:
(
8/30/2009
)
yep
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
Of course!!!
Answer:
(
8/23/2009
)
yeah duh!!!
Answer:
(
8/18/2009
)
yes.
Answer:
(
8/16/2009
)
yes
Question:
(
8/13/2009
)
what are some common themes of ballads?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
LOVE
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
In the middle ages many ballads were about love, death by murder,death by accident, physical courage and revenge.
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
LOVE <3
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
romance and tragedy
Answer:
(
9/22/2009
)
love
Answer:
(
9/21/2009
)
Crime,explosions,Tradegy,Romance,Wars And Mystery Also Comedy
Answer:
(
9/17/2009
)
tragedy comedy is not one
Answer:
(
9/3/2009
)
comedy
Answer:
(
8/30/2009
)
Mothers
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
Mostly love, tragedy, and history
Answer:
(
8/26/2009
)
humour.emotions.love
Answer:
(
8/25/2009
)
LOVE is a big one
also loss can be one
Answer:
(
8/18/2009
)
love,felling,story.
Question:
(
7/29/2009
)
what makes a ballad poem a ballad poem?
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
the rhythm, rhyme, and the sequencing of the event
Answer:
(
8/9/2009
)
its a story in the form of a poem
Answer:
(
8/2/2009
)
The history of it.
Answer:
(
8/2/2009
)
rhyms(usuall abab), mystery, no desctriptions, tragic endings(usually death)
Question:
(
7/25/2009
)
when did ballads start to develop?
Answer:
(
9/11/2009
)
167bc
Answer:
(
8/18/2009
)
1919
Answer:
(
7/28/2009
)
early 1200's
Question:
(
7/23/2009
)
who was the first poet to write the first ballad?
Answer:
(
9/16/2009
)
edward, of course. :)
Answer:
(
9/8/2009
)
edward
Answer:
(
9/7/2009
)
edward
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
Edward
Answer:
(
8/26/2009
)
EDWARD???????
Answer:
(
8/19/2009
)
Edward
Answer:
(
8/18/2009
)
Edward
Question:
(
7/19/2009
)
where do ballads come from( originate)?
Answer:
(
9/16/2009
)
christiphor columbus maybe?
Answer:
(
8/2/2009
)
Celtic cultures(Mostly Scotland)
Answer:
(
7/21/2009
)
Scandinavian and germanic traditions
Question:
(
7/17/2009
)
which lines in a ballad have to rhym?
Answer:
(
10/20/2009
)
depends on the rhyming scheme that you choose
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
it can be the first and the second, third and the fourth, or first and the third, second and the fourth, but commonly its the second and the fourth
Answer:
(
7/21/2009
)
the forth
Question:
(
7/16/2009
)
why do people like people but can't explain it.. i wonder if u could use ballads? what do you think?
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
That is a good idea. Try it.
Answer:
(
8/12/2009
)
well i think we all could but the thing that stops us is love thats what we can never explain.
Answer:
(
8/10/2009
)
ofcourse they can.
Question:
(
7/13/2009
)
What are the origins of a ballad?
Answer:
(
7/27/2009
)
the origins of ballads is verry simple. the ballad origin is the late middle ages in europe
Question:
(
7/1/2009
)
why is ballad the easiest poem?
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
a ballad isn't the easiest poem to write, it's one of the easiest to read and remember because of the way it flows, but because of the required rhyme scheme, it makes it more difficult
Answer:
(
7/17/2009
)
because it can be sung and the rythm usually flows better which makes it easier to write
Answer:
(
7/16/2009
)
It is not the easiest poem.
Limericks and Haikus are much, much easier to write!
Question:
(
6/30/2009
)
why might you find different versions of ballads?
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
Just like any story, the minstrel or troubador might alter the contents to fit his audience and the time. As the story/ ballad is told over and over, the words change.
Answer:
(
9/1/2009
)
Ballads are poems that tell a story, they can range form about four stanzas to about five pages of stanzas! take "the raven" by edgar allan poe for an example. Ballads are enjoyable to write and most(if not all) should rhyme, i personally think it is quite easy to write seeing as it does not have such strict rules unlike haikus etc.
Question:
(
6/28/2009
)
when was the first ballad written?
Answer:
(
7/23/2009
)
i do not know the exact date of it but as i have read and under my survey it was a dating back to 940 A.D.,.,
Question:
(
6/24/2009
)
what would your favorite balled be, to give to an grandmother in the hospital that would make her cheer up?
Answer:
(
6/27/2009
)
how much you love her and all she has done for you
Question:
(
6/23/2009
)
whats a traditional ballad?
Question:
(
6/21/2009
)
in arabic language a ballad terms means, a market place. Is it true?
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
of course
Answer:
(
9/10/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
Yep, that's true :S
Answer:
(
8/10/2009
)
Y-E-S what's that spells? YES
Answer:
(
7/16/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
7/2/2009
)
Yes it is true!!!!
Answer:
(
6/29/2009
)
uhuh
Answer:
(
6/27/2009
)
yes that's true !!
Answer:
(
6/26/2009
)
yup
Answer:
(
6/24/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
6/22/2009
)
yes it is
Question:
(
6/14/2009
)
how can you tell the rhyme scheme?
Answer:
(
9/12/2009
)
if they rhyme
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
Read and see which lines rhyme with which lines
Answer:
(
6/29/2009
)
look at the lines that ryhme
Answer:
(
6/15/2009
)
See which lines with which and which ones don't
Question:
(
6/12/2009
)
what is a sonnet?
Answer:
(
9/1/2009
)
There are two types of sonnets, Shakesperian Sonnets and Italian sonnets. Sonnets have fourteen lines,each line has ten syllables, stress, unstress and so-on ( five of each). Sonnets also rhyme
Question:
(
6/12/2009
)
i need an example
Answer:
(
6/25/2009
)
A Day Out With The Family
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
The Gothic Ballad
I walk carelessly down the dark road
My heavy black boots constantly clicking
Clicking on the cold cement
My long black and velvet Trench coat
Billowing in the slight breeze
My Chest slightly rising under my tight corset
My chains on my pants jingling together
As I walk down this Moon lit road
Staring up at the midnight moon
This is the ballad
The ballad of the lost
Of the silent warriors
Of the people you pass by and call freaks
Of the people
Who will save your soul
For our souls are pure
Our souls sing this ballad
The ballad of the night
The ballad of the pure hearts
Ankoku Gekido
Answer:
(
6/12/2009
)
This question has already been asked. Please see the bold links above titled "Example Ballads".
Question:
(
6/10/2009
)
whos the author of the On Top of Spaghetti poem?
Answer:
(
7/21/2009
)
Tom Glazer
Question:
(
6/9/2009
)
do all the lines have to ryme?
Answer:
(
6/22/2009
)
no not really but if u want to yea
Answer:
(
6/18/2009
)
it can be freeverse
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
no not necessarily
Question:
(
6/8/2009
)
would you call the ballad of the sad safe a ballad? why/why not?
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
can you explain that more clearly?
Question:
(
6/8/2009
)
Why might you find different versions of ballads?
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
most ballads are expressed through emotion. so there are many versions of ballads based off of how the writer is feeling. some ballads are made up while most deal with real life.
Question:
(
6/5/2009
)
what is the length of a ballad?
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
sometimes 8stanzas if long, like jesse james or 4to3 stanzas if short
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
ballads can be any length. most are usually 3 to 4 stanzas.
Answer:
(
6/10/2009
)
A ballad is usually 16 lines
Question:
(
6/5/2009
)
are ballads narrative poems?
Answer:
(
6/9/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
6/7/2009
)
Yes, or as someone said below, telling a story. But it's song-like.
Question:
(
6/4/2009
)
what are some topics that will help to create a deep heartfelt ballad?
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
love stories, history that has love and tragic in it, or relationships. there are lots of things you could write about to make a deep heartfelt ballad.
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
how you wish life would be
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
life, relationship problems, love.
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
love, a misdoing from someone or to someone, breaking a heart, tragedy, it can be any topic as long as it has emotion and tells a story.
Answer:
(
6/8/2009
)
one about your true feelings for someone you admire or your most simplest crush
Question:
(
6/1/2009
)
Do ballads have to have people speaking?
Answer:
(
9/7/2009
)
yes
Answer:
(
8/10/2009
)
well... yeah sometimes.. =O
Answer:
(
6/25/2009
)
Nopeeee x
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
no. dialogues are not necessary in ballads. you can have them if you want but be careful where you put them.
Answer:
(
6/9/2009
)
no
Answer:
(
6/9/2009
)
no but it builds tension
Answer:
(
6/4/2009
)
no but you can have them speaking
Answer:
(
6/3/2009
)
no
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
no
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
no they can also tell a story
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
nope
Question:
(
5/31/2009
)
What poems are Ballads?
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
the song a dream is a wish the heart makes by disney, hero by mariah carey
Answer:
(
6/3/2009
)
ones with a beat and a rhythm.
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
song-like ones
Question:
(
5/31/2009
)
where are examples????
Answer:
(
6/14/2009
)
in songs
Answer:
(
6/3/2009
)
Take a look at the two bold links above and below the ballad writing tips.
Answer:
(
6/1/2009
)
Take a look at the two bold links above and below the Ballad Writing Tips.
Question:
(
5/30/2009
)
who wrote all the examples? i need it for my bibliography...
Answer:
(
9/19/2009
)
you could just write the website
Answer:
(
6/1/2009
)
I think each example is written by a different person.
Question:
(
5/30/2009
)
how many stanzas does a ballad have?
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
there are usually 4 but they can vary
Answer:
(
8/26/2009
)
four or over
Answer:
(
8/11/2009
)
IT MAY VARY!!!!!!!!!!
Answer:
(
6/22/2009
)
as many as u want!!!!!!
Answer:
(
6/17/2009
)
Usually 4, but can be more/less.
Answer:
(
6/8/2009
)
it all depends on your topic most of the time at least four
Answer:
(
6/3/2009
)
at least one!!
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
5-10
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
as many as u want!!!!!! :):P:O:D
Answer:
(
5/31/2009
)
there are atleast 4.
(:
Answer:
(
5/31/2009
)
at least 4
Answer:
(
5/31/2009
)
can vary
Question:
(
5/29/2009
)
what are the characteristic of ballad?
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
a song-like poem
Answer:
(
5/31/2009
)
a poem-like song,
Question:
(
5/28/2009
)
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean ballad?
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
aa bb cc a ddddd a b c
Answer:
(
8/27/2009
)
aabbccadddddabc
Answer:
(
6/18/2009
)
AABBCCADDDDDDABC... Actually
Answer:
(
6/3/2009
)
a a b b c c a d d d d d a b c. that is allright no thanks needed! :P
Answer:
(
6/2/2009
)
AABBCCADDDDDABC
Comments:
Andrew
(
11/4/2009
)
Which ballads have a repeating refrain?
Tara :)
(
10/8/2009
)
Cheers, Helped With English Hwk :)
Hannah
(
9/30/2009
)
very helpfull for my english essay.
Puppy01
(
8/9/2009
)
Thank-you
This helps my assignment
benz
(
7/23/2009
)
the most popular ballad figure is robinhood. he is a saxons
stef
(
5/31/2009
)
i liked the meatball ballad the most!
Sarah
(
5/11/2009
)
Actually, a ballad is a poem-like song that is usually written about something that has occurred in the past. It usually has some sort of rhyming throughout the stanzas (AABB,ABAB,and ABBA), and it also has some sort of dialog in it. Also, the song is told in order of the events going along with the plot.
P.S. ... include an example!
But if anyone needs one, you could look up: 38 years old-Tragically Hip
Hotel California-The Eagles
Cats in the Cradle-Cat Stevens
roschen
(
5/8/2009
)
i need to do a ballad for my English homework but i really don't understand
can anyone help me
it has to be a 3 stanza poem about a tragic story and it should contain onomatopoeia's and metaphors, please help me!!
vinky
(
5/8/2009
)
what kind of stories are ballads? can it be a heroic story?
Smith
(
5/6/2009
)
How long does a ballard poem have to be. Two or four stanzas?
anonymous
(
5/4/2009
)
do ballads have to be a love story or just a story on just about anything??
thanks
Penny Greene
(
4/25/2009
)
I need an example!!!!
Reply:
There are plenty of examples, see
Example Ballads
Mean Man
(
4/25/2009
)
Geez---I need an example!!
Reply:
There are plenty of examples, see
Example Ballads
Jessica
(
4/25/2009
)
Thanx! But how come u didn't include an example?
Reply:
There are plenty of examples, see
Example Ballads
Someone
(
4/25/2009
)
Ballads are usually written about made up characters and things that usually didn't happen. They often incorporate conversations between two people. A lot of times they are about a tragedy that came from the authors imagination. Most old ballads have many different versions due to that they were passed on from generation to generation orally.
Just my 2 cents....
maggie
(
4/23/2009
)
do the ballads have to be based on a tradgedy or an event that recently happened? or it can be made up?
Anonymous
(
4/22/2009
)
Can a ballad be about a thing?
paige
(
4/6/2009
)
I dont get ballads and dont know what to write about. I need ideas on what to do hopefuly this webstie will help.
Sara Besley
(
4/6/2009
)
Thankyou oh so much. I cant write poetry and you changed that for me. You are a miracle, but what i would've liked the site even more if it had an example. But I can still thankyou very much
Your biggest fan... Sara
Reply:
There are plenty of examples, see
Example Ballads
LostInPoetry
(
4/4/2009
)
I needed help for english. I am a horrible writer, but this site helped me to really be able to write poetry, a ballad especially. Thanks!
Tyler
(
3/31/2009
)
I needed help for my social studies project and I love this!
Aaron Coburn
(
3/25/2009
)
You can not have a rhyme scheme of ACBC.
Izzy
(
3/16/2009
)
Thank goodness for this sight! I was surfing the web for ages to find out a couple of facts and and an understandable definition(not like the definition wikipedia gives and online dictionaries)that would help me with my english homework question: What is a Ballad Poem and compose one based on your one of your own life experiences.
Tip: I didn't actually know that there were any ballad examples and looking at other peoples comments they didn't either. Make it bolder, bigger and more obvious- other than that A REALLY HELPFUL SIGHT!
danna123456789
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3/12/2009
)
omg this helped me so much! for my english homework we had to have examples for different types of prose and i never could have gotten the ballad one without this sight!!
THANKS THIS SIGHT IS THE BEST!
p.s. i reccommend the John Henry ballad!
anonymous
(
3/12/2009
)
These were great notes they helped me alot, but an example would be even more helpfull.
Reply:
There are plenty of examples, see
Example Ballads
Vincent
(
3/12/2009
)
It very good but I think it need an example, so it make better
Macy
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3/11/2009
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A lot of Help
Haha Human? Nopi...
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3/10/2009
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Oooh, yeah, this helped me with my homework!! =D we are reading The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, by Colleridge... sorry if the surname is not well written hehe. I recommend that ballad strongly!! :)
moi
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3/9/2009
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this was really helpful for my English assignment!
anonymous
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3/9/2009
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the tips are helpful, but an example would be even better.
Brooke Nichols =]
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3/9/2009
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this site is so much help...lol...thank you alot...=]]
love, Brooke Nichols
out of Robertsdale Alabama
Jessica
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3/9/2009
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these ballads are really easy to make. you just have to use your imagination!!
spleener
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3/8/2009
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i'm having an assessment at school in which we have to talk about and describe a certain ballad. This has really helped. thanks.
Marianne Cerrito
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3/7/2009
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Excellent website--I will use these ideas & examples to help my 8th grade students write their own 'ballad' for Call of the Wild... thanks!
philp
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3/7/2009
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It helped me but would be good with an example.
COREY
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3/5/2009
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Thanks this helped me a lot! and the whole site!!
raven
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3/5/2009
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i love this site
princess and smily
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3/4/2009
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we like this site
carlos
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3/4/2009
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this site helps
britany
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3/4/2009
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this site is the best it has helped me write a ballad of my own
thx
Chris
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3/3/2009
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Thanks! this helped me a lot! not only this article but the whole site!
emnelle
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3/3/2009
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well we have to write a ballad and i neva new it could be this much fun thax :):P :0 :D :/ :>
netodude
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3/3/2009
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sometimes, ballads have to be like a song, like traditional ballads that were sung to pass them along (legends, etc.)
princess
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3/3/2009
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thankz for the help
Twilighter
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3/3/2009
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this was amazingly great ballads are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Kale
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3/3/2009
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thx this really helped
sean
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3/3/2009
)
ummm........i don't know how to begin...
shahida
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3/3/2009
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good website
darragh
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3/2/2009
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good example :)
Lexi
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3/2/2009
)
I'm doing a project and this helped me thx :)
tobi
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3/2/2009
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this is a good website....
bill
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3/2/2009
)
Hi i luv this site
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