Question

what is the effect of the couplets in both \the author to her book\ and \a hymn to the evening\? they guide the poet in planning the poem. they help the poet create a simple rhyming pattern. they help the poet break the poem into simple parts. they allow a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.

Explanation:

Couplets are pairs of lines in poetry. They often rhyme, which links lines together through sound. They don't primarily guide planning, break a poem into parts, or just create a simple rhyming pattern. Linking lines by sound is a key function.

Answer:

They allow a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.