couplet

noun

cou·plet ˈkə-plət

: two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : distich

She ended her poem with a rhyming couplet.

: couple

Examples of couplet in a Sentence

a poem made up of six couplets a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church

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More:Detroit’s Grammy nominees: Eminem, Jack White, Karen Clark Sheard, CeCe Winans, more More:Twinkie Clark to turn 70 with a concert befitting Detroit gospel royalty With his sugary couplets and instantly hummable melody, Robinson had come up with a love song for the ages. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024 Carroll characters abound, the dialogue is all in rhyming couplets. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024 In the final verse, the rapper drops a caustic couplet taking aim at Israel’s nearly year-long war in Gaza sparked by the Oct. 7 raid by Hamas militants on Israel that resulted in the killing of more than 1,200 and the kidnapping of more than 250 men, women and children. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024 Yet, Em has been privy to the whispers, even responding to them on occasion, particularly in the form of a couplet. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for couplet