A heroic couplet consists of:

1. Atwo rhyming ten-syllable lines
2. Btwo rhyming twelve-syllable lines
3. Ctwo unrhymed eight-syllable lines
4. Dtwo rhyming eight-syllable lines

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Correct answer: A. two rhyming ten-syllable lines

Explanation

Rhymed iambic pentameter couplets (Chaucer; perfected by Dryden and Pope). Twelve-syllable lines are alexandrines and eight-syllable ones octosyllabics.