A couplet is a pair of (two) consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea. Moving in this direction write a paragraph on 'Importance of Couplets in English language' .
Write a paragraph on an A4 size sheet in 80-100 words and support the paragraph with any one famous couplet.
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“I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree.” The familiar poem “Trees,” by Joyce Kilmer, consists entirely of couplets. A couplet has two lines that typically share the same rhythm and end rhyme. Whether it is a complete two-line poem or part of a larger piece, a couplet’s inherent shortness allows poets to concisely pose ideas and make memorable connections.
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Through couplets, poets compare striking images that emphasize themes, intensify emotions or contradict previous declarations. For example, in the first 12 lines of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?” the narrator explains why his beloved outshines the season: Her beauty does not fade; her temperament is calm. At the end, a couplet brings the loving sentiments to a climax as the narrator dedicates the poem to sustaining the memory of his adored: “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
The Long and Short of It
A couplet is a versatile poetic form that makes short, memorable impressions. It can be a stand-alone, funny poem offering a sharp, wry point in just a few words. For instance, 20th-century author and humorist Dorothy Parker observed, “Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses.” Even longer poems can make an impact with couplets that quickly complete thoughts and resolve ideas. Shel Silverstein’s poem “Sick,” written entirely in couplets, tells the story of a girl who is ridiculously under the weather. It begins, “'I cannot go to school today,’ / Said little Peggy Ann McKay. / 'I have the measles and the mumps, / A gash, a rash and purple bumps.’” After recounting many extreme ailments, the poem suddenly takes a surprising turn in the last couplet: “'You say today is . . . Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!’”