closed couplet

noun

1. a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of closed couplet¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Soon this mechanical closed couplet, in which the second line was often made first, almost excluded all other forms of poetry.

From Project Gutenberg

There are even pieces written in the closed couplet and in blank verse.

From Project Gutenberg