The excerpt given above is an example of heroic couplet. Heroic couplet is a traditional form of English poetry; it is typically used in epic and narrative poetry, it is made up of rhyming pair of lines in iambic parameters, that is, there are five ambic feet on each line.
from address
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To address
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Date- ....
Subject- Request to borrow book
dear ....
i wanted to request you if i could borrow your book called .... . my friends told me that it is a very interesting book. I know that you love the book but i so badly want to read it. I request you to lend me the book. i promise you that i will keep it in perfect condition. i would be very thankful if u lent me the book.
Yours sincerely,
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Answer: Slaves were whipped for falling short of their cotton picking quotas.
Explanation: This answer can be found in Chapter 13 of <em>"From twelve years a slave"</em>
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