Which term describes a pair of rhyming lines in a poem?

Which term describes a pair of rhyming lines in a poem?

• A. Meter
• B. Couplet
• C. Verse
• D. Stanza

Answer: (B)

Two lines that rhyme form a couplet. It’s a small, complete unit in a poem where the end sounds rhyme and the two lines often convey a single idea or a quick punchline when read together. Meter, the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, describes rhythm but isn’t about two lines rhyming. Verse is a broad term for poetry or for lines of poetry in general, not a specific two-line unit. A stanza is a grouped set of lines, like a paragraph in prose, which can be longer than two. So the term for a pair of rhyming lines is a couplet. For example: “The sun climbs high, the day is bright; / The world rests easy under warming light.”

Two lines that rhyme form a couplet. It’s a small, complete unit in a poem where the end sounds rhyme and the two lines often convey a single idea or a quick punchline when read together. Meter, the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, describes rhythm but isn’t about two lines rhyming. Verse is a broad term for poetry or for lines of poetry in general, not a specific two-line unit. A stanza is a grouped set of lines, like a paragraph in prose, which can be longer than two. So the term for a pair of rhyming lines is a couplet. For example: “The sun climbs high, the day is bright; / The world rests easy under warming light.”