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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.”

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