Which feature is a characteristic of a ballad?

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anonymous · Answer

Characteristics of a balllad 
Number 1 A song that tells a story
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Number 2 Concentrates on a single episode
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Number 3 Deals with material of universal appeal
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Number 4 Uses vocabulary of everyday speech
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Number 5 Includes dialogue
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Number 6 Lack of specific detail
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Number 7 Has an abrupt ending
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Number 8 Includes some sort of refrain or repeated line
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Number 9 Rarely moralizes
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Number 10 A) 4 line stanzas
B) First and third lines have four stresses
C) Second and fourth lines have three stresses
D) ABCB rhyming pattern