WAEC Literature in English 2006 Question 15

Question 15

Poetry: General

A pair of rhymed iambic pentametre lines is a

  1. A.tercet
  2. B.heroic couplet
  3. C.sestet
  4. D.blank verse.
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Answer: B (heroic couplet)

Explanation

A heroic couplet is two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter.