Question

1. which of the following statements is true about ballads?

ballads are a type of lyric poem.
many ballads tell the story of a tragedy or catastrophe.
ballads do not usually have regular rhythms and rhyme schemes.
most ballads are written in four- to six-line stanzas.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• Ballads are narrative poems, not lyric (lyric focuses on emotion/thought, narrative on story), so first option is wrong.
• Ballads often recount tragic or catastrophic events (e.g., historical tragedies, disasters), so this is correct.
• Ballads typically have regular rhythms and rhyme schemes (e.g., ABAB), so third option is wrong.
• Most ballads are in four - line stanzas (quatrains), not four - to six - line, so fourth option is wrong.

Answer:

B. Many ballads tell the story of a tragedy or catastrophe.