Select the main characteristics of a ballad .

action is swift
centered around one scene
five lines of poetry
clever and funny
couplet
told in simple language
deals with romantic love and death
shaped like a picture
many scenes and characters
deals with heroic deeds
uses dialogue
contains riddles

Hat do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common? they have the same prefix. they have the same suffix. they have similar meanings. they have the same word root.

How does the anonymous narrator’s first-person point of view in jonathan swift's “a modest proposal” affect its reading? a.it readers understand the social and political problems of the time. b.it indicates that the author is unbiased about the information provided. c.it leaves readers unsure about the credibility of the argument. d.it provides readers with a clear account of the political conditions of that time.

Which word is an example of an iamb mother underneath heartbreak today