Read this stanza from Greensleeves.
Alas, my love, you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously,
And I have loved you for so long,
Delighting in your company.
Which characteristics of a ballad does this stanza have?
The stanza contains a metaphor and an alliteration.
There is a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.
The stanza contains a metaphor and simile.
A nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.