Your ballad should have a minimum of 14 lines and it should include the following three forms/rules:
1. Narrative (tells a story)
2. Refrain/chorus (a part that repeats at least 2 times)
3. song-like
Ballad- A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ballad
Beneath the ballad write three responses: three sentences about why you wrote the poem, three sentences about the poetic devices (include at least 4 in your poem), and three sentences about ballad form (or the form you chose to use/adapt if you did not follow the conventional structure). Make sure to include three vocabulary words from Unit 10 either in your poem and/or in your responses.
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