a verse form consisting of three stanzas and an envoy, all ending with the same line. The first three stanzas commonly have eight or ten lines each and the same rhyme scheme
2. music
an instrumental composition, esp for piano, based on or intended to evoke a narrative
ballade in American English
(bəˈlɑd; bæˈlɑd)
noun
1.
a verse form that has three stanzas of eight or ten lines each and an envoy of four or five lines: the last line of each stanza and of the envoy is the same
2.
a musical composition of a romantic or narrative nature, esp. for piano