| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| A simple narrative song, or a narrative poem suitable for singing. The ballad usually has a short stanza, such as: | 1 |
| There are twelve months in all the year, | | As I hear many men say, | | But the merriest month in all the year | | Is the merry month of May. |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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