What do you mean by Heroic Couplet ?
Correct answer: A. a pair of rhyming iambic pentameter
- A. a pair of rhyming iambic pentameter
- B. a two line stanza
- C. a poem of lamentation
- D. a song for mourning
Explanation
A heroic couplet consists of two rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter, often expressing a complete thought. A two-line stanza need not be heroic unless it also has this metre and rhyme pattern.
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