... making the reader sympathize for those who suffer or die. Adding a rhyme scheme to the ballad would help the folk to remember it better. It usually followed the rhyme scheme ABCB, where the second and the fourth line rhymed. In "Johnnie Armstrong", the second and the fourth line rhymes. For example, " to Edinburgh gone was he a goodly sight for to see ... ...

• Word Count: 574
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... day in 1963 when four black children were killed when the 16th street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. This poem is a literary ballad. It has a rhyme scheme of abcb defe. There are two speakers in the poem both the mother and daughter. Through conversation we can get a sense of what the speakers are thinking and feeling. In this poem ... ...

• Word Count: 347
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School