JAMB Literature in English 1999 Question 35

Question 35

Poetry: General

A couplet refers to

  1. A.two successive lines of rhyming verse
  2. B.two stanzas that cannot stand alone
  3. C.four irregular verses in stanzas
  4. D.poetry that is acted on stage.
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Answer: A (two successive lines of rhyming verse)

Explanation

A couplet is a pair of rhyming lines.