Ballad

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/bˈæləd/ · बैलड

Meaning

A poem that tells a story and has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme

A short story in the form of a poem or a song

हिंदी अर्थ

गीत कथा, गाई जाने वाली सरल कथा कविता

Example sentences

The ballad tells the story in twelve stanzas.

Folk ballads carry local history.

Daily use: Ballad mein poori kahani hoti hai.

Word forms
Ballad nBalladeer n
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Ballad में 'बल्ले-बल्ले' सुनिए। पुराने ज़माने का वह गाना जिसमें किसी की पूरी गाथा गाई जाती थी और सुनकर लोग बल्ले-बल्ले करने लगते थे। याद रखिए — बल्ले-बल्ले वाला गाना, ballad।

Hear 'balle-balle' in BALLAD. Imagine an old song that tells someone's whole story, and listeners go 'balle-balle' as it plays. His line: 'The balle-balle song — ballad.'

Exam note

Ballad यानी कथा-गीत। Options में Sonnet (चौदह lines), Ode (प्रशंसा की कविता), Elegy (शोक कविता) और Epic (लंबा वीर काव्य) आते हैं।

Ballad means a narrative poem or song. Options often include Sonnet (fourteen lines), Ode (poem of praise), Elegy (poem of mourning) and Epic (long heroic poem).

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