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* * 3. English Ballads (folk literature) Ballad , or literary ballad, is a long singing poem that tells a story (usually of love or adventure), written in quatrains --- four lines alternatively of four and three feet - the third line may have internal rhyme a. in oral form b. created for poor people; c. in various English and Scottish dialects; d. created collectively; e. reflecting the outlook of the common people in feudal society * * The Subjects of Ballads the struggle of young lovers against feudal-minded family; the conflict between love and wealth; the cruelty of jealousy; the