1. a popular song, often recited aloud narrating a story. 2. A word used to group songs which usually have a strong emotional lyric, and may be sung either in tempo or freely. 3. A narrative poem composed of short verses, intended to be sung or recited. 4. a poem that tells a story, often about a tragic event, popular legend, courageous act, or great love bias predisposition or personal agenda toward or against something biography nonfictional book about a well-known person written by someone else brochure pamphlet or leaflet giving descriptive or helpful information. 5. - a short, narrative poem with stanzas of two or four lines and usually a refrain. 6. A simple song of natural construction, usually in the narrative or descriptive form A ballad usually has several verses of similar construction and may or may not have a refrain Search Google com for Ballad. 7. A relatively slow, quiet, and pretty composition. 8. A folk song which tells a story, sometimes based around true events; sometimes mythic in nature Ballads usually have innumerable verses, with the same music for each verse (and no chorus or any other deviation from the pattern) Ballads are some of the oldest forms of human entertainment, and were a primary way of spreading news and gossip as balladeers travelled from town to town in the days before mass communication. 9. a narrative poem of popular origin a narrative song with a recurrent refrain. 10. A long song or poem that tells a story.