Question

What is the ballad stanza?

It consists of four lines of iambic feet; lines two and three have four accents, lines two and four have three accents. Lines two and three rhyme.
It consists of four lines of iambic feet, lines one and three have four accents, lines two and four have three accents. Lines two and four rhyme.
It consists of five lines of iambic feet, lines one and four have four accents, lines two and four have three accents. Lines two and four rhyme.
It consists of four lines of iambic feet, lines two and four have four accents, lines one and three have three accents. Lines two and four rhyme.

Answer 1

The second option is the answer because a ballad stanza is a four-line stanza in the iambic meter. the first and third lines have four metrical feet and do not rhyme. the second and fourth have three metrical feet and do rhyme

Answer 2

It consists of four lines of iambic feet, lines one and three have four accents, lines two and four have three accents. Lines two and four rhyme.

Step-by-step explanation:

A ballad stanza is a stanza that has 4 lines, also called quatrain, that is mostly used in folk ballads (hence its name). Generally, it uses a a/b/c/b rhyming pattern while alternating four and three stress lines.