LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES
Question
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Two characters in an epic who are romantically involved
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Two lines of rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter
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The concluding lines of any poem
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Two characters who act as foils in a comedy of manners
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heroic couplets generally consist of two lines written in iambic pentameter, though some poets chose to vary the meter, perhaps using blank verse or incorporating enjambment between the first line and the second line. In general, heroic couplets follow a simple AA end rhyme scheme.
Detailed explanation-2: -A heroic couplet is a rhyming couplet, or two lines of poetry, written in iambic pentameter. That poetic meter, iambic pentameter, is what distinguishes a heroic couplet from a regular couplet. Each line in iambic pentameter consists of 5 iambs and totals 10 syllables.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rhyming couplets are two lines written in iambic pentameter that end in the same sound, or a rhyme. They are often used to sum up the end of a character’s speech.
Detailed explanation-4: -A Rhyming Couplet is two line of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought. There is no limit to the length of the lines. Rhyming words are words that sound the same when spoken, they don’t necessarily have to be spelt the same.