What kind of poetry did the common people compose in Britain?

In Britain, the common people composed traditional forms of ballad poetry. Ballads were popular among rural and working-class communities passed down orally from generation to generation. These ballads often shared stories of historical events, legends, folk tales, love, betrayal, loss, and everyday rural life. The language used in these ballads was typically simple and easy to understand and often followed traditional rhymed patterns. These poetic creations formed an expressive outlet for the common people to capture their stories, histories, values, and the lived realities of their communities.