11. Rhymed pairs of iambic pentameter lines form the "'heroic couplet " '. 12. By the end of the 17th century the heroic couplet was the dominant form of English poetry. 13. The speakers of the fourteen dialogues in heroic couplets are sea-gods and sea-nymphs. 14. :Perhaps we could say that it's heroic couplets and ask him to read that? 15. The metre is not restricted to heroic couplets , but dramatic form of composition is not allowed ." 16. Davenant wrote many of the bridging scenes and recast much of Shakespeare's verse as heroic couplets . 17. In his poems, translations, and criticism, he established a poetic diction appropriate to the heroic couplet . 18. The four-part poem in heroic couplets appeared in 1809 as " The West Indies ". 19. This form of the heroic couplet would become a significant part of English literature no doubt inspired by Chaucer. 20. All the translations are in his characteristic heroic couplet , which uses alexandrines and triplets to vary the movement.
