Couplet
Couplet
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /koup-let/
What does Couplet mean? A pair or two (2) lines of a poem, usually the same length and meter.
A couplet is a pair of two lines, usually of the same length and meter.
Example of Couplet:
[The moonlight dances on the calm sea,
Whispering secrets, wild and free.]
More Stanza Forms: Monostich, Tercet, Quatrain, Quintain, Sestet, Septet, Octave, Heterometric Stanza, Spenserian Stanza, Ballad Stanza
Example sentence: “I ended the poem with a couplet.”