A
Ballade Stanza or Monk's Tale Stanza (So named because it was used in the Monk's Tale in The Canterbury Tales (1386–1400) by Geoffrey
Chaucer )
Is an ten syllable
isosyllabic octave, usually written in conjunction with other stanzas (formally
five stressed syllables)
Rhyme Scheme: ababbcbc
Example Poem
Reprieve (Ballade
Stanza)
My puppy wasn't
there when I got home
which was unusual in
every way.
He'd always wait to
play; he'd never roam.
"Honey- my
grandma had sad things to say,
"Hit chasing
car… then they took him away."
I'd never cried the
way I cried that night.
Surprise! His leg
was in a cast next day;
the driver smiled
and made my life alright.
© Lawrencealot -
January 16, 2014
Related forms: Ballade, Ballade
Stanza, Ballade
Supreme, Double
Ballade,
Chanso, Double Ballade
Supreme, Double Refrain
Ballade, Double Refrain
Ballade Supreme, Grand
Ballade or Chant Royal.
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