What is a couplet?

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What is a couplet?

Two consecutive lines that rhyme. A couplet is a pair of lines placed one after the other in a poem where the ending sounds match. This small unit often carries a complete thought or a punchline and can give a sense of closure or emphasis to a moment in the verse. In longer poems, poets use rhymed couplets to create rhythm and momentum by chaining these paired lines together. This is different from a single line of verse, which is just one line regardless of meter, and from a stanza, which is a larger group of lines that develops a setting, mood, or idea. A long narrative poem describes a genre, not the specific two-line unit that defines a couplet.

Two consecutive lines that rhyme. A couplet is a pair of lines placed one after the other in a poem where the ending sounds match. This small unit often carries a complete thought or a punchline and can give a sense of closure or emphasis to a moment in the verse. In longer poems, poets use rhymed couplets to create rhythm and momentum by chaining these paired lines together. This is different from a single line of verse, which is just one line regardless of meter, and from a stanza, which is a larger group of lines that develops a setting, mood, or idea. A long narrative poem describes a genre, not the specific two-line unit that defines a couplet.

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