They are very similar, but they also have a lot of differences. Both ballads are quatrains, and they both have 4 stanzas. But neither of these poems has a refrain nor a repeated stanza, which is found in most ballads. Also neither of these poems has a rhythm. One of the main structural differences is the rhyme scheme. Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory” has the rhyme scheme: a,b,a,b, while Alden Nowlan’s ballad “Warren Pryor” doesn’t quite follow this rhyme scheme: a,b,c,b. Another difference between the two ballads is that “Richard Cory” is being told by a storyteller, whereas “Warren Pryor” has no
They are very similar, but they also have a lot of differences. Both ballads are quatrains, and they both have 4 stanzas. But neither of these poems has a refrain nor a repeated stanza, which is found in most ballads. Also neither of these poems has a rhythm. One of the main structural differences is the rhyme scheme. Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory” has the rhyme scheme: a,b,a,b, while Alden Nowlan’s ballad “Warren Pryor” doesn’t quite follow this rhyme scheme: a,b,c,b. Another difference between the two ballads is that “Richard Cory” is being told by a storyteller, whereas “Warren Pryor” has no