Fields of Athenry

POETRY

THE BALLAD

THE EPITAPH

FREE VERSE

THE HAIKU

THE QUATRAIN

THE SONNET

THE SPIRITUAL

POEMS AND VARIATIONS

POETRY COLLECTION

THE COUPLET

POEMS AND REASONS

THE BALLAD

Ballads tell simple stories in verse

They were popular in the Middle Ages

They usually end with a moral

They are often popular songs

What is a

ballad?

The Fields of Athenry

Ballads like The Fields of Athenry are written

nowadays but they speak about events that

happened centuries ago.

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