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User Name	Thread Name	Subject	Posted
Roberto	Ballad metre (20)	Ballad metre	24 Aug 11
Vic Gammon writes in his introduction to The Folk Handbook - Working with songs from the English Tradition, that the ballad metre can be described as 8.6.8.6 (the number of usual syllables per line). He also describes the pattern 14.14.14.14. It seems to me that 8.7.8.7 is much widespread as well: would it be correct to tal about 8.6.8.6/8.7.8.7 as the two most used balladd metres (beside the 14.14.14.14 solution)? Thanks. R

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