One characteristic that makes this a ballad is a) the author teaches a lesson in the poem. b) the author follows a specific formula of meter. c) the author speaks directly to readers in the poem. d) the author talks about a specific place in the poem. first one who answer this getts 99 points : ))

Explanation:

Ballads tend to be narrative poems, so ans is D) the author talks about a specific place in the poem.

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in the sonnet 116 written by william shakespeare we can analyze the symbolism and say that he reuses the idea of love like a guiding star for the sailor.

reading through the poem we find out that in the line 7 there is a metaphor for the lover that is heading through the life events by love itself .