Shakespear
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Ballad has been there for several centuries (around 13th century) and started off as folk songs, accompanied by musical instruments. Earliest ballads were transmitted orally in song form and mainly dealt with religious and folk lyrics. The ballad’s lyrical rhythm and rhyme owe to the fact that this poetic form is rooted in song telling…
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The original sonnet form was invented in the 13th century by Dante and took the name of an Italian philosopher named Francisco Petrarch. The sonnet, from the Italian sonetto meaning “little song,” is one of the better-known forms of poetry. Made famous by Italian poets, the traditional sonnet contains fourteen lines divided into two stanzas…






