closed couplet in English
noun
1
a rhyming couplet with end-stopped lines that is logically or grammatically complete, as "Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, / Correct old Time, and regulate the Sun".
The tone ranges from the lyrical to the dissonant, the form from closed couplet to strong, clean free verse.
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1. Dryden's solution was a closed Couplet in iambic pentameter that would have a minimum of enjambment
2. In a formal (or closed) Couplet, each of the two lines is end-stopped, implying that there is a grammatical pause at the end of a line of verse.