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Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Heroic Couplets

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A short definition of the term Heroic Couplet along with a short example from a piece of poetry from Pope's Essay on Criticism.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
iambic pentameter, poetry
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poetry terms, british poetry, dryden, english poetry, heroic couplet, pope, rutgers university: glossary of literary and rhetorical terms: heroic couplets, rhyme scheme
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Common Core
RL.11-12.7