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Don Juan is generally written in ten-syllable lines. What poetic device does this represent?

1. rhythm
2. rhyme
3. assonance
4. point of view

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Rhythm is the only one that's applicable. Usually ten-syllable lines means the text is in iambic pentameter so it's 5 pairs of syllables, one stressed and one unstressed. This creates a heartbeat-like rhythm when reading aloud.
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