Which type of poem uses four-line stanzas and has a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables per line?

a. litany
b. haiku
c. ballad
d. villanelle

1 answer

The type of poem that uses four-line stanzas (quatrains) and has a specific pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables per line is:

c. ballad

Ballads often have a rhythmic structure and are typically narrative in nature, often telling a story through their quatrains.