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Ballad:

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"Long Black Veil" by Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash as an artist did many ballads in his albums. One of the most apparent to me is "Long Black Veil" which I have chosen as my ballad. The chorus is the main spot of repetition, as in most songs of his time. The plot line is lined out exactly as a ballad is. A murder is portrayed and is drug out to be very "dramatic" and the incident is happening to a common person who might be an innocent man. Characterization is vague you can pick out what is happening to each character, but you do not know the exact history of the character. The song is tragic due to the murder. It omits the details of who the woman is in the long black veil and why she is mourning over his grave. You do not know who is murdered or exactly who did the murder.