3.1 Alexander Pope(1688-1744 Essay on Criticism Pope asserts that the chief requirement of a good poet is natural genius coupled with a knowledge of the classics and an understanding of the rules of poetry (literature) a Couplet: consists of two lines of verse forming a discrete unit of meaning Heroic couplet consists of two lines of rhymed iambic pentameter. An appropriate form for the classical rhetoric and logical development of the ideas 2021/2/232021/2/23 7 3.1 Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Essay on Criticism Pope asserts that the chief requirement of a good poet is natural genius coupled with a knowledge of the classics and an understanding of the rules of poetry (literature). ◼ Couplet: consists of two lines of verse forming a discrete unit of meaning. ◼ Heroic couplet: consists of two lines of rhymed iambic pentameter. ◼ An appropriate form for the classical rhetoric and logical development of the ideas