Meter And Verse

noun a pair of lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length

• The poet ended his sonnet with a powerful couplet that summarized the main theme.
• I love how the couplet at the end of the poem ties everything together.
• The couplet in that rap battle was fire!
• The couplet of sunshine and laughter brightened up her day.

noun a verse that has the complete number of syllables in its final foot

adjective relating to verse that has the complete number of syllables in its final foot

• The poem was written in acatalectic meter, with each line containing the full number of syllables.
• I can't believe how long that acatalectic poem was, it felt like it would never end!
• That acatalectic verse was so boring, I couldn't even finish reading it.
• Her acatalectic speech was like a never-ending stream of words, overwhelming everyone in the room.