Ballad response

A. The easiest part of writing this ballad was getting the meter to flow. I'm not saying this was easy, but it was actually easier than creating a rhyme scheme and figuring out something to write a ballad about. I think the hardest part of writing this ballad was actually creating a story with it. It was also difficult for me to create a rhyme scheme and try to stick with it. Because I wrote it to be a song, the rhyme scheme alternates depending on if it's a verse, bridge, or chorus.

B. I didn't consult any outside resources when writing my ballad. I never thought of using the internet to write my ballad...Or as an idea resource. What I have in my ballad is partly experience. The first stanza was inspired by a phrase that JiIn kept saying, which was "I want to fall in love! I wish I would fall in love..." I remember thinking, "Oh no you don't..." I'm sure I don't know what love is yet (i'm only a teen) but from what I know of relationships, it's not as lovey dovey and stories and movies make it out to be.

C. I think people write poetry for many different reasons. A reason that people might write poems is to express themselves. Some people write poems for money, while others write because they're being forced to for schoolwork (ahem. just kidding ms sayler~). I think poetry is more simple and requires alot more thinking than just writing a narrative. Poetry is deep and many people can connect to it. It's written for the person who writes it, and for others to connect with the words of the poem.

D. ....Um. I'm not sure if it's excellent word choice, but a phrase that I like from my ballad is, "I didn't open my eyes today to pull myself only to fall for love." I like it because it's ironical. The sentence creates a double picture of somebody waking up, and "falling" for love, as if love is a trick. I wanted to show that love isn't what any of us think it is....