A ballad is a type of poem that's been passed down orally through
spoken word or song. Because ballads have been told and retold over the
years, their authors are generally unknown. Ballads are sometimes called
narrative poems because they recount heroic, tragic or comic stories.
They often focus on a person or a dramatic event. Ballads can be-but
don't have to be-quite long, containing many rhyming stanzas. Read this
excerpt from "Barbara Allen" by Anonymous. In Scarlet town, where I was
born, There was a fair maid dwellin', Made every youth cry Well-a-way!
Her name was Barbara Allen. All in the merry month of May, When green
buds they were swellin', Young Jemmy Grove on his death-bed lay, For
love of Barbara Allen. Based on this excerpt, what is one reason why
"Barbara Allen" is considered a ballad?
O It is set to music.
It takes place in England.
O It recounts a historic battle.
O It tells a story about a person.