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Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man

Question 20 • CARE_24_25_TX-English IV A

A heroic couplet

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

Explanation

A heroic couplet consists of two consecutive lines that rhyme and are usually written in iambic pentameter. The pair often expresses a complete poetic thought, so B is correct. It does not have to be about a fictional hero, and its lines rhyme rather than being nonrhyming.

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