Good suggestion, Elliott. I've considered looking at my favorite songs for inspiration regarding the structure, and the majority of them have one of two things in common:

1: The verse is based on Arpeggiated Open Chords.

2: The verse is has a single Sweep Picked Open Chord (or rarely Barre Chord) at the beginning of each measure, which then lasts for the rest of that measure, and occasionally the next measure too.

Judging from this, it seems those two options are the best suited ways to do a verse in a Rock Ballad. The solos are going to be a bit easier, since that'll be all about finding a scale to solo over, then play something awesome-sounding with the notes in that scale.

I'll dig deeper into my favorite songs and look at how they're structured, what kind of chords are used and the kind of techniques used.

It'll be no secret that my style will be heavily inspired by other music, I think...