1. (n.) A popular narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing\; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

2. (v. i.) To make or sing ballads.

3. (v. t.) To make mention of in ballads.

Brautlied Christmas carol English sonnet Horatian ode Italian sonnet Kunstlied Liebeslied Petrarchan sonnet Pindaric ode Sapphic ode Shakespearean sonnet Volkslied alba anacreontic anthem art song aubade balada ballade ballata barcarole blues blues song boat song bridal hymn brindisi bucolic calypso canso canticle canzone canzonet canzonetta carol cavatina chanson chant chantey clerihew croon croon song dirge dithyramb ditty drinking song eclogue elegy epic epigram epithalamium epode epopee epopoeia epos folk song georgic ghazel haiku hit hit tune hymeneal idyll jingle lay lied light music lilt limerick love song love-lilt lyric madrigal matin minstrel song minstrelsy monody narrative poem national anthem nursery rhyme ode palinode pastoral pastoral elegy pastorela pastourelle poem pop pop music popular music popular song prothalamium rhyme rondeau rondel roundel roundelay satire serena serenade serenata sestina sloka song song hit sonnet sonnet sequence tanka tenso tenzone theme song threnody torch song triolet troubadour poem verse verselet versicle villanelle virelay war song wedding song