▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁T ian an men ▁Square ▁protest s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ball ad ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Hor se ▁is ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁G . ▁K . ▁Ch est erton ▁about ▁the ▁ideal ised ▁explo its ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁King ▁Alfred ▁the ▁Great , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Writ ten ▁in ▁ball ad ▁form , ▁the ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁great ▁traditional ▁ep ic ▁po ems ▁ever ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁The ▁poem ▁narr ates ▁how ▁Alfred ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Dan es ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Eth and un ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary . ▁ ▁Po etic ▁structure ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁consists ▁of ▁ 2 , 6 8 4 ▁lines ▁of ▁English ▁verse . ▁They ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁st anz as , ▁typically ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁lines ▁each . ▁The ▁poem ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ball ad ▁st anza ▁form , ▁although ▁the ▁poem ▁often ▁dep arts ▁significantly ▁from ▁it . ▁Types ▁of ▁met rical ▁feet ▁are ▁used ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁freely , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁often ▁basic ▁repet ition ▁in ▁a ▁line . ▁The ▁rh yme ▁scheme ▁var ies , ▁often ▁being ▁ABC B ▁or ▁AB CC CB . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁Pref atory ▁Note ▁ ▁Ch est erton ▁begins ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁note ▁( in ▁pro se ) ▁declaring ▁that ▁the ▁poem ▁is ▁not