... often the ballad is brought to a close with some sort of summary stanza. The stanzaic form of the folk ballad or popular ballad usually it consists of four lines, rhyming abcb or abab rhyme scheme. A ballad with six lines per stanza is not uncommon. The first and third line carry four accented syllables and the second and fourth carrying three. There ... ...

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