Question

Which type of poetry has a song-like quality and focuses on the lives of ordinary people? ballads sonnets limericks

Answer 1

The main difference between the three is the length of them. Sonnets are limited to 14 lines and has around 10 syllables per line. Limericks are more humorous and only have 5 lines, I would think the answer is ballad.

Answer 2

Ballads are the type of poetry that has a song-like quality and focuses on the lives of ordinary people.

Step-by-step explanation:

A ballad is a verse that contains 6 to 8 syllables and that are written in around 13 lines. They were developed in medieval France and were created to accompany dance melodies. Then, English poets adopted them and became very popular in the 19th century in English literature. They talked about common topics, about culture, or in other words. Day to day life events and stories or common people. Because aristocrats and nobility didn't practice to dance melodies accompanied by ballads, they preferred other types of music like the waltz.