the tale of melon city has been narrated in a verse form.this is a unique style which lends extra charm to an ancient tale. find similar examples in your language.
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The verse style of writing poetry, as seen in the poem 'The Tale Of Melon City' by Vikram Seth, is called the ballad.
According to Wikipedia, 'A ballad /ˈbæləd/ is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "danced songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America.'
Some examples of ballads are as follows :
1. 'As You Came from the Holy Land' by Sir Walter Raleigh
2. 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' by John Keats
“The Tale of The Melon City” is written by Vikram Seth.
It is a narrative kind of poem. It can be referred as an ancient poem that is written in verses.
Various special effects are used in this poem as the poetic device.
He adopted a narrative style to describe the incidents of the poem.
Along with it, he used a humour and irony.