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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Term #13 - COUPLET


definition
two lines of poem that rhymes, and have the same rhythm, the beat of the lines are the same.
example
Take my nice, new shiny nickel
Sell me that juicy, garlic pickle!
Siginificance
a couplet relates to a poem, but it stands independently  so it's easily recognized. couplet is a type of poem that is famous in english traditional poem. this type of poem is used in many sonnets (William Shakespears: sonnet #18: Shall i compare 3 to a summer day)

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