couplet
noun /ˈkʌplət/
/ˈkʌplət/
- two lines of poetry of equal length one after the other
- a poem written in rhyming couplets
WordfinderTopics Literature and writingc2- couplet
- image
- lyric
- poetry
- recite
- refrain
- rhyme
- scansion
- stanza
- verse
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, diminutive of couple, from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’.