ballad stanza

bal·lad stan·za

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Definitions of ballad stanza words

noun ballad stanza a four-line stanza, often used in ballads, in which the second and fourth lines rhyme and have three stresses each and the first and third lines are unrhymed and have four stresses each 3
noun ballad stanza the four-line stanza commonly used in ballads, generally rhymed abcb 3
noun ballad stanza a four-line stanza consisting of unrhymed first and third lines in iambic tetrameter and rhymed second and fourth lines in iambic trimeter, often used in ballads. 1

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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