In which poem did Chaucer use the heroic couplet for the first time?
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A.
The Legend of Good Women
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B.
The House of Fame
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C.
Troilus and Criseyde
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D.
The Book of the Duchess
Correct Answer:
A. The Legend of Good Women
Explanation:
The correct answer is The Legend of Good Women. Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with introducing the heroic couplet—comprised of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines—into English literature within this poem. While his earlier works like The Book of the Duchess and The House of Fame utilized octosyllabic couplets, and Troilus and Criseyde employed rhyme royal, The Legend of Good Women served as the first significant showcase for the heroic couplet before he famously adopted it for The Canterbury Tales.
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