Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie." Up from the meadows rich with corn, Clear in the cool September morn, The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland. What makes these rhyming couplets? The words in each line present a complete thought. The words "rich," "cool," and "green-walled" describe the setting. The words "clear" and "cool" start with the same letter. The words at the end of each set sound alike.

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Layne Herring

English

22 April, 08:07

Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie." Up from the meadows rich with corn, Clear in the cool September morn, The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland. What makes these rhyming couplets? The words in each line present a complete thought. The words "rich," "cool," and "green-walled" describe the setting. The words "clear" and "cool" start with the same letter. The words at the end of each set sound alike.

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Amor · Answer 1

A rhyming couplet is two line of the same length that rhymes and complete one thought. In this case the correct answer is the last one: The words at the end of each set sound alike, this means they rhyme. As well, the other characteristics are fulfilled: the lines are the same length and complete one thought.