What is the difference between a literary ballad and a folk ballad? a) folk ballads were written by monks and pages long ago who kept their names secret. b) folk ballads are always sung; literary ballads are never put to music. c) a folk ballad has been passed down orally; a literary ballad has a known author. d) folk ballads use common people for their characters; literary ballads are about royalty.

C) A folk ballad has been passed down orally; a literary ballad has a known author.

Explanation:

Ballads are the form of songs or poems that are used as a medium of telling stories. Folk ballads are those songs or poems that have been passed down from generation to generation, but orally. This type of ballad is significant for the medium in which it is shared and stored, especially related to traditional myths and beliefs of old times. This form is usually employed by the older generations of villages and tribes, attributed to the cultural identity of the people.

Meanwhile, literary ballads are those songs and poems that are or may be similar to these folk ballads but they are written words, authored by known people. Contrary to the oral medium, these stories and songs are put in paper, written and put in words. They are somehow an imitation of the folk ballads, but in a written manner. Also, they are also written in a different and more formal or elegant style in comparison to folk ballads.

Thus, the difference of literary ballads and folk ballads will be that folk ballads has been passed down orally while a literary ballad has a known author.