iambic pentameters an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.
The heroic couplet
The origin of this form in English poetry is unknown, but Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th
century was the first to make extensive广泛的 use of it. The heroic couplet became the principal meter used in drama about the mid-17th century, and the form was perfected by John Dryden and Alexander Pope…
Features: 1). a story told in song; 2). usually in 4-line stanzas(诗)节,段 with the 2nd and the 4th lines rhymed.
Popular ballads are songs and ballads which were widespread among the populace民众,老百姓 of England and Scotland and created and preserved by the people.
6. Chaucer displays his humor and irony as he condemns the vicious邪恶的; 堕落的;恶意的;恶毒的 characters.
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