closed couplet


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

Origin of closed couplet

1
First recorded in 1905–10

Words Nearby closed couplet

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How to use closed couplet in a sentence

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

    English Literature | William J. Long
  • There are even pieces written in the closed couplet and in blank verse.