Associations to the word «Ballade»

Wiktionary

BALLADE, noun. (music) Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.

Dictionary definition

BALLADE, noun. A poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain