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Definition
[n] a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
[n] two items of the same kind
Rhyming stanzas made up of two lines. A pair of lines of a verse that form a unit. Some couplets rhyme aa, but this is not a requirement.
Example
Example (J. Kilmer - Trees):
I THINK that I shall never see (a)
A poem lovely as a tree. (a)
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest (b)
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast; (b)
Synonyms
brace, couple, distich, doubleton, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
See Also...
2, closed couplet, deuce, heroic couplet, II, line of poetry, line of verse, stanza, two
Related Terms
antistrophe, book, both, brace, burden, canto, chorus, couple, distich, double harness, doublet, duad, duet, duo, dyad, envoi, epode, heptastich, hexastich, line, match, mates, measure, monostich, octastich, octave, octet, ottava rima, pair, pentastich, q
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Definition
A traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poetry; it refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines.
Example
A frequently-cited example illustrating the use of heroic couplets is this passage from Cooper's Hill by John Denham, part of his description of the Thames:
- O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream
- My great example, as it is my theme!
- Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull,
- Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.
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