closed couplet
noun
a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
Origin of closed couplet
1First recorded in 1905–10
- Compare open couplet.
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. LongThere are even pieces written in the closed couplet and in blank verse.
Studies of Contemporary Poets | Mary C. Sturgeon
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