couplet

A centuries-old Persian couplet often repeated in Indian-administered Kashmir translates to: "If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

Whether we are talking about 24 hours or a millennium, it is as chilling a rhymed couplet of stated political intent as one could envision.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

But “Lip Service” by Costello and the Attractions has the all-time classic couplet: “When did you become so choosy? Don’t act like you’re above me, just look at your shoes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

The ending, like a perfect rhyming couplet, is both unexpected and inevitable: It is, of course, the chosen card.

From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023

“Iambic pentameter, and a rhyming couplet, too,” she said, pleased with her effort.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Ahead of Lunar New Year this month, Chinese households typically decorate their doors with couplets - a set of auspicious writings heralding health and prosperity in the new year.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

The chapters are arranged like the bayts, or couplets, of a ghazal, and they describe a succession of infatuations, some romantic and some purely poetic, as in the odes to the 14th-century Persian lyricist Hafez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

There are, in fact, some rather disturbing rhymed couplets, if you will.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

I hated the very idea of the eighteenth century, with all those smug men writing tight little couplets and being so dead keen on reason.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath