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extended ballade

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A ballade variant expanded beyond the traditional three stanzas, often with additional envois or thematic development.

Detailed Definition
An extended ballade is a variation of the traditional French ballade form—typically featuring three stanzas of eight to ten lines each with a consistent rhyme scheme and a recurring refrain—that incorporates additional stanzas, altered line lengths, or thematic elaborations while preserving the core structural and lyrical spirit of the original; this extension allows poets to explore more intricate narratives or emotional landscapes without abandoning the ballade’s musicality and formal discipline.
Example
Example in poetry:
Christine de Pizan’s “Le Livre des Trois Vertus” uses extended ballade form; Charles d’Orléans’s ballades extend courtly themes; Algernon Charles Swinburne’s “A Ballad of Burdens” extends ballade to social critique; Marilyn Hacker’s “Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons” uses extended ballade sequences; contemporary poets like A.E. Stallings adapt ballade for feminist themes; Terrance Hayes uses ballade variations in “American Sonnets.”
Additional Notes
A formal French poem of 28 lines (three stanzas of eight lines and a final four-line envoy) that utilizes a specific, intricate rhyme scheme and refrain (repeated final line of each stanza); a challenging, extended fixed form.
Also Known As
Enlarged ballade Extended fixed form Amplified ballad stanza Ballade royal
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