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

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.

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.)