Poetry Terms: Couplet ♥

DEFINITION
When two rhyming lines that are next to each other.

EXAMPLE

All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
       (My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne)
 

SIGNIFICANCE

There are many types of rhymes but couplet is one of the most common. It's the easiest and the fastest way to recognize the rhyme since the lines are right next to each other. It just simply makes the poem sound better when you hear it.