Which is true about the literary tradition of heroic couplets?

a. they were first used in pd english epic poems, such as beowulf.

b. they were popular in english translations of chinese and japanese poetry.

c. they were most often used with comic or satiric intentions in parodies.

d. they were commonly used in english translations of greek and latin epics.

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