Here's a completed comparison chart for the villanelle and ballad forms based on the options you provided:
| Feature | Villanelle | Ballad | |----------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | Stanza Structure | Mostly five tercets followed by a quatrain | All four line stanzas | | Rhyme Scheme | ABA ABA ABA ABAA | Rhyme scheme of ABCB | | Repetition | First and third lines are repeated | No specific repeating pattern | | Line Count | 19 lines total | Varies, but often includes multiple quatrains (4-line stanzas) | | Tone and Theme | Often introspective, emotional | Narrative, tells a story |
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