<![CDATA[How to Write a Ballad Poem - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-write-a-ballad-poem en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:52:52 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[When one hears the word '''ballad''', the first thing that usually comes to mind is the romantic love songs we hear in compilations from 1980s hair bands. frame|none|right| (Photo by Jenny W.) Long before the power b]]> <![CDATA[Today, ballads are most often associated with children's poetry, due to their narrative voice, strong rhyme patterns and repetitive nature, but a number of popular folk musicians still carry on the ballad tradition as well.Connections]]>