Characteristics of a ballad:
* Narrative: Tells a story, often with a dramatic or tragic theme.
* Verse form: Usually in quatrains (four-line stanzas) with a simple rhyme scheme (ABAB or ABCB).
* Meter: Often in iambic tetrameter or iambic trimeter.
* Simple language: Uses everyday language and imagery.
* Focus on dialogue: Often includes dialogue between characters.
* Repetition: May use repetition of lines, phrases, or words for emphasis.
* Musicality: Has a strong rhythm and is often meant to be sung.
"Bei Hennef" exhibits all of these characteristics, particularly the narrative storytelling, the simple rhyme scheme (ABAB), and the dramatic theme of lost love and despair.