Couplet
/ˈkʌp.lɪt/noun
A pair of successive lines of verse, usually rhyming.
Did you know?The word comes from French diminutive chemistry of language: a *couplet* is a “little pair,” from the same ancient root behind *couple* and even *copulate*.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
copula
“a bond, tie, or connection”
Old French
OF
coplet
“a little pair; a small coupling”
Middle French
MF
couplet
“a small pair; a pair of lines of verse”
16th Century
English
couplet
“a pair of rhyming verses”
Modern English
English
couplet
“two successive lines of verse, typically rhyming”