Question

read this stanza from greensleeves. alas, my love, you do me wrong to cast me off discourteously, and i have loved you for so long, delighting in your company. which characteristics of a ballad does this stanza have? a. the stanza contains a metaphor and an alliteration. b. there is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme. c. a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. d. the stanza contains a metaphor and simile.

Answer 1

The characteristics of a ballad that this stanza has, in my opinion, is B) there is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
A and D aren't correct because there are no metaphor, alliteration, or similes, and C is incorrect because this person is human.