: two successive lines of verse forming a unit marked usually by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance : distich
a poem made up of six couplets
a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church
Recent Examples on the WebThe couplet that starts the forty-ninth poem, quoted above, roots the reader nicely in sight and sound and therefore place.—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 In this poem, the couplets are reversed for no reason.—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The couplets exemplify his greatest strengths in tandem: his slick diction and knack for stacking multi-syllabic rhymes together.—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024 As a tradition, many families put red paper decorations on the windows and the doors with couplets which also called chunlian.—USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for couplet
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French, diminutive of Old French cuple, couple — see coupleentry 1
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