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How does Wheatley’s use of couplets relate lines to one another?

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It creates pairs of lines.

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Wheatly uses couplets to connect the meanings of the two lines.

Step-by-step explanation: By combining lines, it helps the writer establish a pace for the reader, complete an idea, or separate them from one another. In Phillius Wheatly does this in her poem "The King's Most Excellent Majesty".

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