Question

Have fun writing your ballad. Gather information (choose/decide an idea/theme), organise your materials under characters and story and then write. Revise and edit your ballad to make it entertaining. Use the following guidelines to write your ballad.

• Purpose of writing the ballad: to entertain and interest
• To whom I am writing: decide for whom you are writing
• How should I structure features?:
  • Tell a simple narrative
  • A few major characters
  • A strong rhythm and rhyme
  • May have a refrain (single or two line(s) repeated often)
  • Divide into verses

Answer 1

The Boy Who Found the Path

Verse 1

In a valley deep where the mountains rise,
With a backpack worn and bright, curious eyes,
Young Rohan walked through the morning mist,
With a map in his hand and a dream to persist.

(Refrain)
Oh, follow the path where the wild winds blow,
There’s so much more than we’ll ever know.

Verse 2

He met a traveler, old and gray,
Who had lost his tracks in the light of day.
“The bridge is broken,” the old man sighed, 
But Rohan stood firm, with his head held high.

(Refrain)
Oh, follow the path where the wild winds blow,
There’s so much more than we’ll ever know.

Verse 3

He found a log by the rushing stream,
He found a log by the rushing stream,
And built a crossing, just like a dream.
Finding a story, and making a friend.

(Refrain)
Oh, follow the path where the wild winds blow,
There’s so much more than we’ll ever know.

Verse 4

The village cheered as they reached the town,
With the sun setting gold on the mountain crown.
For the greatest journey isn’t far or wide,
It’s the kindness you carry, deep inside.

(Refrain)
Oh, follow the path where the wild winds blow,
There’s so much more than we’ll ever know.