Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:

Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story

• A. Ballet
• B. Epic
• C. Ballad
• D. Sonnet

Answer 1

The correct option is C Ballad

Option C: 'Ballad' is 'a poem narrating a story in short stanzas'.

Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.

Option A: 'Ballet' is a form of dance.

Option B: 'Epic' is 'a long poem, derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds of a heroic figure or the history of a nation'.

Option D: 'Sonnet' is 'a poem of fourteen lines with a formal rhyme scheme'.

These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.