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Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man — Quiz

Question 8 • Language Arts 12

A heroic couplet

Answer
A
is a pair of nonrhyming consecutive lines.
B
expresses a complete poetic thought.
C
must be written about a fictional hero.
D
contains fewer than ten syllables per line.

Explanation

A heroic couplet is a pair of rhyming lines, usually written in iambic pentameter, that often expresses a complete poetic thought. So the best choice is “expresses a complete poetic thought.” It does not have to be about a fictional hero.

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