Question

What is a couplet?

• A. Two rhyming lines that form a unit
• B. Two consecutive lines of poetry that do not necessarily rhyme.
• C. A four-line stanza with a specific rhyme scheme.
• D. Any two lines in a poem that share a similar meter.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Two rhyming lines that form a unit

• A couplet consists of two consecutive lines that rhyme.

• Often used in Shakespearean sonnets.

• Can stand alone or be part of a longer poem.