This visualized poem, Indian Corn is written in Traditional Ballad form. This structure allows for alternating lines of iambic tetrameter (4 metrical feet) and iambic trimeter (3 metrical feet). It follows a rhyme scheme of xbyb. The Ballad is a narrative poem with a stanza of four lines. Of necessity, it has a refrain. The story line for the Ballad can originate from a wide range of subject matter but frequently deals with folklore or popular legend.

This Ballad poem, Indian Corn provides support material for the interdisciplinary approach to classroom instruction. As a matter of fact, well selected poems enhance the thematic approach to classroom instruction. They provide strong building blocks for the integrated lessons. It is with these in mind that this visualized poem was created. The following websites provided images for this movie:

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/CA25677D007DC87D/LUbyDesc/Corn+Fields/$File/CornFields.BMP
http://nihongo.wunderground.com/blog/Melagoo/comment.html?entrynum=15&tstamp=200705
http://updatecenter.britannica.com/eb/image?binaryId=94912&rendTypeId=4
http://perrone.blogs.com/horticultural/images/0805-010.resizejpg.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/CristobalColon.jpg
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/corn1.htm
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/vegetabl/corn1.htm
http://www.usask.ca/biology/211blab/Lab2/.jpgf2.JPG
http://www.michigan.gov/images/mhc_mhm_corn_field_45272_7.jpg
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/7/7f/160px-Cornsilk_7091.jpg
http://www.funnyfarmonline.org/base/pics/cornyuncookedbushsmall.jpg
http://huntersimmons.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/img_8026.jpg
http://maxlindberg.greenoptions.com/files/430/corn_ears.jpg
http://www.amnh.org/learn/musings/FA01/ia/community_img3.jpg
http://cls.casa.colostate.edu/TransgenicCrops/images/coloredcorn.jpg
http://nihongo.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/m/Melagoo/556.jpg