How do the rhyming couplets move the action forward? by including descriptive details about setting
by connecting important plot points
by illustrating the author's purpose
by using the same number of syllables

The rhyming couplets move the action forward by connecting important plot points. All rhyming couplets used the same number of syllables, and not always move the action forward.

answer: #1 is (a) however

explanation:

1 - shakespeare

2 - stephen king

3 - stephenie meyer

4 - seiichi morimura

5 - sabrina elkins

6 - sally cheney

7 - samantha hunter

8 - shelley bates

9 - sue civil-brown

10 - sylvie kurtz