What is the effect of the couplets in "to my dear loving husband" and "to the king's most excellent majesty"? a. they guide the poet in planning the poem. b. they the poet create a simple rhyming pattern. c. they the poet break the poem into simple parts. d. they allow a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.

The answer is D. The effect of the couplets are they allowed a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.

EXPLANATION

To My Dear Loving Husband is by Anne Bradstreet’s poem. This poem is about love. Bradstreet stated that love is such a binding and powerful force that can merge two people into one. The other important thing from this poem is about conjugal love, which is the perfect union for the writer and her husband. The other themes from this poem are death and religion, that is also merged in this poem.

Bradstreet herself is a married woman who loves her husband so much, and this poem was dedicated to her husband. She wanted to show their magical and amazing chemistry in their conjugal relationship. Emotional and romantic is the tone of this poem, as the writer wanted to tell the world that she is happy with their marriage.

Meanwhile, To the King's Most Excellent Majesty is a poem that is written by Phillis Wheatley. This poem is for King George and God. This poem includes praising to King George. It states that King George should be rewarded for how great he is. At the end of the poem, there is a conversation with God to guard King George.

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KEYWORD: couplets, poet, poetry  

Subject: English

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Poems