if this be error and upon me proved, i never writ, nor no man ever loved. these lines are an example of a/an
In poetry, it is called a couplet, even though "proved" and "loved" don't quite rhyme, except in some areas of England around Liverpool.
To post "help" is not helpful. The subject area needs to be in that line.
If these are lines from poetry, then you need to repost, letting us know where the first line ends, the next begins, etc.
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Drwls... is exactly right. It is a couplet from a sonnet. And it is called an "eye rhyme".
These lines are an example of a Shakespearean sonnet.
To understand why these lines are from a sonnet, we can follow these steps:
1. Identify the rhyme scheme: A Shakespearean sonnet typically consists of 14 lines, following a specific rhyme scheme. In this case, the rhyme scheme can be identified by labeling the lines with letters to represent their end rhymes: ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
2. Determine the structure: A Shakespearean sonnet is divided into three quatrains (groups of four lines each) followed by a rhyming couplet (two lines with the same end rhyme).
3. Analyze the language and content: Sonnets, including those written by Shakespeare, often explore themes of love, beauty, or time. These lines express the idea that if the speaker's love is proven to be an error or false, then the speaker claims to have never written anything, and no one has ever truly loved.
Based on these observations, we can conclude that the lines provided are an example of a Shakespearean sonnet.