couplet

     

A couplet is a pair of lines of verse. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme an have the same meter. Some cultures have decorative traditions associated with them. They are mostly used in Africa by the spiritual leaders of different tribes.

Trivia about couplet

  • 2 consecutive lines that rhyme
  • 2 lines of rhyming verse at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet
  • The "heroic" variety of this pair of rhyming lines is written in iambic pentameter
  • A pair of successive lines of verse that rhyme & are of the same length & meter

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