Question

Read these stanzas from “Robin Hood and the Beggar.” In this part of the ballad, Robin Hood meets a beggar and demands his money. The beggar responds.

How do these stanzas fit the characteristics of a ballad?
Excerpt from “Robin Hood and the Beggar”

“Sir, you must lend me some money
Until we two meet again.”
The beggar answered cankeredly,
“I have no money to lend.”

“You are as young a man as I,
And seems to be as swear
If you don’t eat ‘til you get from me,
You shall eat none this year.”

A. The stanzas focus on heroic deeds
B. There is no pattern of stressed syllables in each line
C. The initial consonant sounds repeat in each line
D. The stanzas are song-like and tell a story
 
The answer is D.

Answer 1

The answer is D because thestanzasare song- like and tells story

Answer 2

Answer: D. The stanzas are song-like and tell a story

Explanation: In this excerpt from "Robin Hood and the Beggar", these stanzas fit the characteristics of a ballad because the stanzas are song-like and tell a story. A ballad is a song or a poem that tells a story in the form of a dialogue or monologue. Usually composed by unknown singers and passed orally from generation to generation.