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What form of poetry is “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” ?

  1. A
    Lyric
  2. B
    Ballad
  3. C
    Sonnet
  4. D
    Ode

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“La Belle Dame sans Merci” written by John Keats is a classic literary Ballad. It utilizes a traditional ballad stanza form (4 lines per stanza with an ABCB rhyme scheme) and recounts a tragic, folk-like narrative about a knight enchanted by a mysterious fairy woman.

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What form of poetry is “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” ?
A
Lyric
B
Ballad
C
Sonnet
D
Ode

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