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Why were meter and alliteration important poetic devices to 14th century
poets?
A. They helped poems stand out from others.
B. They lengthened the lines on the page.
C. They simulated natural conversation.
D. They made poems easier to memorize.
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Answer 1

The correct answer is D. They made poems easier to memorize.

Step-by-step explanation:

In poems, alliteration refers to using words with the same consonant sound in a verse or multiple verses. This device makes the poem more memorable or easy to remember as the repetition forms a sound pattern. Also, by remembering which consonant sound is repeated it is easy to remember the words of each verse. Similarly, the use of the meter or a specific structure of verses (number of syllables in each verse and organization of stressed/unstressed syllables) makes the poem to be predictable and easy to remember. Moreover, these two features were more commonly used in poems during the 14th and 15th centuries as in this way the audience could better remember poems.