Question

Which statement is not true of ballads?

A.
A ballad often features a refrain.




B.
A ballad tells a story about the deeds of heroes.




C.
Most ballads are written in four- to six-line stanzas.




D.
Many ballads have regular rhythms and rhyme schemes.

Answer 1

B. A ballad tells a story about the deeds of heroes.

Explanation: A ballad tells a story about the deeds of heroes.

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century.

Answer 2

The statement which is not true about of ballads is option B.

A ballad tells a story about the deeds of heroes.

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century.

Ballads often consists on 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form, consisting of couplets (two lines) of rhymed verse, each of 14 syllables. Another common form is ABAB or ABCB repeated, in alternating 8 and 6 syllable lines.