This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'Lift not the painted veil which those who live call life: though unreal shapes be picture there, And it but...

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'Lift not the painted veil which those who live call life: though unreal shapes be picture there,

And it but mimic all we would believe

With colours idly spread - behind, lurk fear,'

P.B Shelley, Sonnet.

The stanza above is an example of a

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The stanza above is an example of a quatrain. A quatrain is a stanza in poetry that has four lines, and in this case, the stanza from the poem "Lift not the painted veil" by P.B Shelley has four lines that follow a specific rhyme scheme (ABAB). Quatrains are a common feature in many forms of poetry, including sonnets like the one from which this stanza is taken. The other options are not applicable because a couplet has two lines, free verse has no set form or structure, and a limerick has five lines with a specific rhyme scheme (AABBA).