【单选题】The ballad (is characterized) by informal diction, by a narrative largely (dependent on) action and dialogue, by thematic (intense), and by (stress) on repetition.
【单选题】The ballad and the folk song have long been recognized as important Keys to the thoughts and feelings of a people, but the dime novel though sought by the collector and referred to in a general way by...
A.
explore a segment of American society
B.
promote the American political philosophy
C.
raise the level of intelligence of the great masses of people