What is a heroic couplet?A.A pair of lines with regular meter but no rhyme schemeB.A pair of lines that comes at the beginning of a poemC.A pair of rhymed lines not separated by another lineD.A pair of lines linked by strong alliteration of the same letterSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which is a reason that writing in heroic couplets can be difficult?A.The writer must be careful not to create a singsong effect with the rhymes.B.The writer must think of many different words with alliterative letters.C.The writer must use the same rhyming ending in every line throughout.D.The writer must fit all of his or her ideas into a restricted number of lines.

Which is a true statement about the history of the heroic couplet?A.It was reserved for serious occasions, such as funerals or military defeats.B.It was popular in English translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry.C.It was first used in Old English epics poem, such as Beowulf.D.It was frequently used in long verse tales, such as The Canterbury Tales.

What is a couplet?A.A four-line stanza with two rhymed linesB.A stanza containing two pairs of linesC.A stanza made up of two linesD.A three-line stanza with two rhymed linesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following lines from the poem:Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leapAnd seeing that it was a soft October nightCurled once about the house and fell asleepWhich device is used in these lines?A.Heroic coupletsB.Strict iambic pentameterC.Slant end rhymeD.Perfect end rhymeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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