Question

Which is a characteristic of the poetic form known as an "ode"?

Answer 1

Ode is highly solemn and serious in its tone and subject matter, and usually is used with elaborate patterns of stanzas. However, the tone is often formal. A salient feature of ode is its uniform metrical feet, but poets generally do not strictly follow this rule though use highly elevated theme.

Answer 2

It usually tells a story in poetic form. Ballads are a form of poetry that tells a story (usually in four line rhyming stanzas).

(It usually tells a story in poetic form.)