Couplet poems consist of two rhyming lines of the same metric length, often eight or ten syllables. They have been used in English poetry for centuries and can be found in longer poems and other forms such as sonnets. Geoffrey Chaucer may have been the first to use couplets regularly. In the 17th and 18th […]
The heroic couplet is a poetic form consisting of pairs of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, often used in English narrative poems. It originated in the 14th century and was popularized in the 17th century. Iambic pentameter is a natural pattern of speech, making it easy to read. The rhyme scheme is masculine, with only […]
Shakespearean couplets are two-line rhymed remarks found in Shakespeare’s works, including sonnets and plays. Sonnet couplets provide an answer or commentary on the poem’s theme. Rhyming couplets have the same ending sound, while heroic couplets are written in iambic pentameter. Blank verse is also used, sometimes paired with rhyming couplets for dramatic effect. The term […]
