Ballad: a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next. Madrigal: a part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically unaccompanied and arranged in elaborate counterpoint. Panegyric: a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something. Limerick: a humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme aabba.