The adventure of another lay/Just as it happened, I'll relay ?
Correct answer: A. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.
- A. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.
- B. The strong alliteration creates rhythm that accentuates the adventurous spirit.
- C. The line seems to frame a story with plot complications.
- D. The line alludes to a poem with religious undertones.
Explanation
The couplet uses end rhyme in “lay/relay” and introduces a narrative to be told, so its main effect is to announce an adventurous story in a patterned poetic form.
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