Question

Pope used the heroic couplet frequently to narrate, to present realistic conversation, to give memorable statements, or to give short satiric barbs.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

The correct answer is True.

It is true that Pope used the heroic couplet frequently to narrate, to present realistic conversation to give memorable statements or to give short satiric barbs.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was a renown satirist and poet from England. He wrote important pieces of work that people can find in his great books “The Dunciad”, “Essay on Criticism”, and “An Essay on Man”. He criticized many important figures of the epoch using satire. This created him a lot of problems with society. It is true that Pope used the heroic couplet frequently to narrate, to present realistic conversation to give memorable statements or to give short satiric barbs.

Answer 2

Pope used the heroic couplet frequently to narrate, to present realistic conversation, to give memorable statements, or to give short satiric barbs. The statement presented is True. This is like the four couplet stories where there are structures to be followed and the like.