A ballad has a rhythmic bounce as spoken poems have been for many years sung to music, but there's no fixed rhyme scheme. They’re easy to remember as they all end-rhyme a lot. Plus, ballads need ...

Since Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. We began in one paper — the Springfield News-Leader ...

This next example has five beats per line (5/5/5/5). Lines one and four and lines two and three rhyme so it’s another abba rhyme scheme. “Things We Prize” is from Connecting Dots, Poems of ...

Since Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. We began in one paper — the Springfield News-Leader ...