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Thread #141880   Message #3267333
Posted By: Phil Edwards
02-Dec-11 - 11:56 AM
Thread Name: Ballads in 4-4-4-4
Subject: Ballads in 4-4-4-4
Just out of curiosity: how many traditional ballads are there in 4-4-4-4? The verse form, that is: four lines each of four stresses (as opposed to the more usual 4-3-4-3).

Off hand I can only think of two: Lord Bateman and Thomas the Rhymer. Most of the obvious candidates are either in 4-3-4-3 or in couplets. Any others I'm overlooking?