... The crown upon your brows may flourish long, And that your arm may in your God be strong!
O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,
And all with love and readiness obey!
But how shall we the British king reward!
Rule thou in peace, and our lord!
Midst the remembrance of thy favours past,
The meanest peasants most admire the last...
- "To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty,"
Phillis Wheatley
How does Wheatley's use of couplets relate lines
to one another?
o It creates pairs of lines.
O It creates separate lines.
o It creates pairs of stanzas.
DONE