A ballad /ËbaelÉd/ ËbÃ¦lÉd is a form of, verse often a narrative set to. Music ballads derive from the Medieval french chanson balladee balladÃ©e, or ballade which were originally. dancing songshe rhyming songs, poems and tales written in the form of ballads often relate to the itinerant and rebellious spirit of Australia in The Bush, and the authors and performers are often referred to as bush bards.
Two or more words that sound the same but are spelled differently are called homophones. (Homo- is the Greek root for same, and phon- is the Greek root for sound, so homophone means same sound.) These are words that can be confusing for writers. Below are some common homophones that are often confused.
Words that sound the same may be very confusing, especially if the words are medical in nature. These words are called homonyms, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings. An example of which are, pear (fruit) and pair (a set of two things.). Homonyms may either be homophones or homographs.