Question

Which poetic forms were introduced or popularized during Chaucer’s period?

• A. Sonnet and ballad
• B. Heroic couplet and rhyme royal stanza
• C. Ode and epic
• D. Blank verse and sestina

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Heroic couplet and rhyme royal stanza

• Chaucer helped popularize the heroic couplet (pairs of rhymed iambic pentameter lines) and rhyme royal (7-line stanza in iambic pentameter), which were innovative and influential forms for English poetry.