Read the poetic excerpt below: "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, As those … — JAMB UTME

Read the poetic excerpt below:

"True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
As those move easiest who have learned to dance."

Which of the following poetic structures is featured in the excerpt?

A heroic couplet

The excerpt consists of a rhyming pair of lines written in iambic pentameter, which defines a heroic couplet.

Examine the line count and end-rhyme scheme of the excerpt.

The passage contains two lines that end with rhyming words ("chance" and "dance").

Identifying line count and end rhymes establishes the stanzaic form.

Analyze the meter and syllable count of each line.

Each line has ten syllables following an iambic meter (iambic pentameter).

Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter define a heroic couplet.

Heroic Couplet

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