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PRONUNCIATION OF RHYMING COUPLET

rhyming couplet  [ˈraɪmɪŋ ˈkʌplɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHYMING COUPLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhyming couplet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RHYMING COUPLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Couplet

A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. Couplets usually consist of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter. A couplet may be formal or run-on. In a formal couplet, each of the two lines is end-stopped, meaning that there is a grammatical pause at the end of a line of verse. In a run-on couplet, the meaning of the first line continues into the second.

Definition of rhyming couplet in the English dictionary

The definition of rhyming couplet in the dictionary is a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHYMING COUPLET


applet
ˈæplɪt
caplet
ˈkæplɪt
chaplet
ˈtʃæplɪt
couplet
ˈkʌplɪt
droplet
ˈdrɒplɪt
drupelet
ˈdruːplɪt
duplet
ˈdjuːplɪt
lamplit
ˈlæmplɪt
lickety-split
ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt
octuplet
ˈɒktjʊplɪt
quadruplet
ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt
quintuplet
ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt
resplit
riːˈsplɪt
septuplet
sɛpˈtjuːplɪt
sextuplet
ˈsɛkstjʊplɪt
split
splɪt
template
ˈtɛmplɪt
templet
ˈtemplɪt
triplet
ˈtrɪplɪt
unsplit
ʌnˈsplɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHYMING COUPLET

rhyme
rhyme or reason
rhyme royal
rhyme scheme
rhymed
rhymeless
rhymer
rhymester
rhyming
rhyming dictionary
rhyming game
rhyming slang
rhymist
rhynchocephalian
rhynchocoel
rhynchodont
rhynchophore
rhynchophorous
rhyolite
rhyolitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHYMING COUPLET

ballet
bracelet
bullet
chalet
elegiac couplet
factory outlet
gilet
grouplet
heroic couplet
let
multiplet
nonuplet
outlet
quindecaplet
scarlet
servlet
tablet
toilet
violet
wallet

Synonyms and antonyms of rhyming couplet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rhyming couplet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHYMING COUPLET

Find out the translation of rhyming couplet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rhyming couplet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rhyming couplet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

押韵的对联
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pareado
570 millions of speakers

English

rhyming couplet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंत्यानुप्रासवाला दोहा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناظم الاثنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рифмы куплет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rimando dístico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couplet de rimes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergambar couplet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

押韻連句
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운 couplet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhyming couplet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vần điệu hai câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரைமிங் ஜோடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी गाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kafiyeli beyit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distico in rima
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwuwiersz rymowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рими куплет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rime cuplet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομοιοκαταληξία δίστιχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rym koeplet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rimmade vers
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rime couplet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhyming couplet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHYMING COUPLET»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHYMING COUPLET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhyming couplet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHYMING COUPLET»

Discover the use of rhyming couplet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhyming couplet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Visual Approaches to Teaching Writing: Multimodal Literacy 5 ...
... Harry the Dragon first rhyming couplet Harry the Dragon second rhyming couplet Harry the Dragon third rhyming couplet Harry the Dragon fourth rhyming couplet Harry the Dragon fifth rhyming couplet Harry the Dragon sixth rhyming couplet ...
Eve Bearne, Helen Wolstencroft, 2007
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry
... group of sonnets having related subject matter). You can reverse the rhyme scheme and write a reverse sonnet (opening with the rhyming couplet, for example), or you can attempt a crown of sonnets, consisting of seven sonnets, each one ...
Nikki Moustaki, 2001
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Poetry for All Seasons: Poems, Forms and Styles
Use a rhyming couplet at the end of each stanza, with the end-rhymes rhyming with the end-rhyme of the second verse of the preceding Tercet. 2. Use a rhyming couplet at the end of the last stanza, with the end-rhymes rhyming with the ...
Paterika Hengreaves
4
Poetry Prompts Gr. 1-3
Rhyming Couplets A rhyming couplet is a two line poem that rhymes at the end. Read this rhyming couplet. Have you ever seen a fish Swimming in a glass dish Rhyming couplets are the easiest poems to write. You can write a couplet about ...
Ruth Solski
5
Sir Thomas Wyatt and His Background
The prosodists, Antonio da Tempo and Giangiorgio Trissino, set out a number of different rhyme schemes, the tercets being particularly varied, and admitting, in several cases, of a final rhyming couplet. The final couplet is used by Fazio degli  ...
Patricia Thomson, 1964
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Othello: Critical Essays
When, after uttering the final two lines regarding Othello, the Duke exits the play, he himself has helped to establish a mood of irresolution because his remark can be heard in different ways. The formal devices of the rhyming couplet and the ...
Philip Kolin, 2013
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Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity
The net result of the rhyming couplet is a strikingly closed and formally balanced unit by contemporary rap music standards - a markedly sung-style couplet. The second couplet both reinforces and repeats the closure: first, it changes the ...
Adam Krims, 2000
8
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare's Poetry
The couplet gains additional concluding force because, usually, there is no other rhyming couplet in the poem to compete with its emphatic power. Some of this power is derived from the. 5 These terms and definitions come from Richard ...
Jonathan Post, 2013
9
Speaking Shakespeare
The rest of the plays end in a rhyming couplet, marking the final completion of the journey. Sometimes it is a happy ending. Sometimes, it is so difficult, unsure and painful that one couplet will not serve. At the end of King Lear, for instance, the ...
Patsy Rodenburg, 2002
10
From the Temple to the Castle: An Architectural History of ...
Dustin Griffin argues that "to turn Milton's blank verse into couplets in the eighteenth century was implicitly to correct the poem," and An Essay on Man's rhyming couplet form methodizes, in the neo-Palladian sense of the word, Milton's blank ...
Lee Morrissey, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHYMING COUPLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhyming couplet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are rappers better linguists than SHAKESPEARE? Complex rhymes
Ms Middleton found that while Shakespeare and poet John Keats, as examples, may have had a better style when it came to rhyming couplets and more ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
2
Country music duo are now a rhyming couplet
Country music duo are now a rhyming couplet. by: Jackie Epstein. From: Herald Sun; February 03, 2015 10:35PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print ... «Herald Sun, Feb 15»
3
Take the Super Quiz
Complete the poet's rhyming couplet. (e.g., Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright; In the forests of the ——— Answer: Night.) Freshman level. 1. Millionaires, presidents ... «Albany Times Union, Feb 15»
4
Saying goodbye to 2014 in rhyming couplets
David Goldman Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf speaks at a news conference after Minneapolis was selected as the host for 2018 Super Bowl at the NFL's ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec 14»
5
Tuesday, April 7: Quickie Couplet poetry contest
For the Quickie Couplet Contest, eleven Canadian poets provided us with the first line of a rhyming couplet. These lines were Tweeted and posted on Facebook ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
6
Anne & Gilbert invites audience to write new verse
Entrants must compose a rhyming couplet modelled on the verses in the show's most popular song. For example, two existing verses from the song are: “If you ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Sep 14»
7
Richard Dawkins Remembers Robin Williams' Poetic Comic Genius
He deftly summarized each of the lectures in a rhyming couplet (sometimes in the special rap sense of rhyming). Then, after stepping back for a few seconds' ... «TIME, Aug 14»
8
'Restart' hits the mainstream; rhyming couplets for the road
If you happened to be listening to National Public Radio's marquee afternoon news program All Things Considered on Thursday (I was on the highway between ... «Overdrive Magazine, Jun 14»
9
Oscars 2014: Inside the Rhyming “Let It Go” Acceptance Speech
“It's a real blessing.” It was also good news for fans of rhyming couplets. The ultra-cute rhyming acceptance speech that the pair delivered was his wife's concept, ... «TIME, Mar 14»
10
The top ten: Worst rhyming couplets in pop songs
In the course of praising Spandau Ballet, Patrick Hennessy, the political editor of 'The Sunday Telegraph', mentioned the first couplet on this list as a "contender ... «The Independent, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rhyming couplet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rhyming-couplet>. May 2024 ».
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