Question

Is Ballade of Worldly Wealth a Haiku?

Answer 1

It is a Ballade, a medieval French form that became naturalised in English toward the end of the nineteenth century.

Specifically, it is a Ballade with no Envoi.

You can find notes on Ballade form (which will also explain the Envoi) online.

Hillaire Belloc was a great writer of ballades - though his always follow the full set of rules.

Francois Villon was the best of all ballade writers, though you will need to learn early modern French to read him.

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Confusingly Ballade and Ballad are completely different things, not even related.

Like Bud Lite and Beer.

http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/ballade.htm
http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/hilaire-belloc/ballade-of-modest-confession/

Creds to Yahoo Answers :)