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| − | A couplet is two lines of poetic verse that present a single concept or idea. The lines usually rhyme and have the same meter. A good example is the following conclusion to a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay: | + | A '''couplet''' is two lines of poetic verse that present a single concept or idea. The lines usually rhyme and have the same [[poetic meter]]. A good example is the following conclusion to a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay: |
{{cquote|Whether or not we find what we are seeking <br> is idle, biologically speaking.}} | {{cquote|Whether or not we find what we are seeking <br> is idle, biologically speaking.}} | ||
| − | A ''heroic couplet'' is a couplet with iambic pentameter. | + | A ''heroic couplet'' is a couplet with [[iambic pentameter]]. |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Poetry]] |
Latest revision as of 06:34, August 1, 2009
A couplet is two lines of poetic verse that present a single concept or idea. The lines usually rhyme and have the same poetic meter. A good example is the following conclusion to a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay:
| “ | Whether or not we find what we are seeking is idle, biologically speaking. |
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A heroic couplet is a couplet with iambic pentameter.