1. pairs of successive lines of verse that usually rhyme and have the same meter
Usage: poetry

Examples

• Shakespeare often ended his sonnets with heroic couplets.
• The poem consisted of five rhyming couplets.
• Students were asked to write couplets about their favorite seasons.
• The nursery rhyme was written in simple couplets that children could easily memorize.
• Alexander Pope was famous for his witty couplets in heroic verse.
• The greeting card featured sweet couplets about friendship.