BALLADES Synonyms

• two items of the same kind

• a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

• a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

• port city in southwestern Ireland

• used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range

• relating to or being musical drama

• of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)

• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

• a short poem of songlike quality

• expressing deep emotion

• write lyrics for (a song)

• a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

• a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

• correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

• a piece of poetry

• compose rhymes

• be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

• a short musical composition with words

• the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

• a distinctive or characteristic sound

• the act of singing

• the characteristic sound produced by a bird

• a very small sum

• a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

• praise in a sonnet

• compose a sonnet

• literature in metrical form

• a piece of poetry

• a line of metrical text

• compose verses or put into verse

• familiarize through thorough study or experience