Ballad and Poetry

Ballad

Ballad noun - A short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment.

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Poetry and ballad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poetry" instead a noun "Ballad".

Nearby Words: balladry, ballade

Poetry noun - Writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response.

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Ballad and poetry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ballad" instead a noun "Poetry".

Nearby Words: poetic, poem, poet, poetical, poetically

old	old ballad	old poetry
short	short ballad	short poetry
original	original ballad	original poetry
medieval	medieval ballad	medieval poetry
Other adjectives: romantic, real, serious, bad, dark, beautiful, famous, heroic, traditional, epic, sappy.

He also wrote poetry, most famously The Ballad of Reading Gaol, one novel (The Picture of Dorian Gray) and several beautiful fairy tales, including The Happy Prince.

Source: Creator / Oscar Wilde
G.K. Chesterton's poetry 'The Ballad of the Battle of Gibeon' is mostly about the heroic Israelites smiting the villainous heathen who seeks to destroy their innocent allies - effective, epic poetry cheering on righteous war.

Source: You Bastard
There's exactly one direct clue as to who might be of help there, and if you missed it (or haven't been to that place yet), the only solution is to show the paper to every character in the town — which can result in interesting answers, up to and including beat poetry and a piano ballad.

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