A short couplet or a brief verse containing two lines that rhyme.
Diminutive of 'couplet' (from French 'couplet,' itself from 'couple' meaning 'pair'), formed by adding the diminutive suffix '-let' (from Old French). This creates the sense of a very small or short verse form.
The '-let' suffix in English is perfect for creating 'small version' words—'booklet,' 'droplet,' 'ringlet'—and 'coupelet' shows how poets could talk about not just lines of verse but specifically tiny, delicate verses, capturing the playfulness and miniaturization that characterized Romantic-era poetry.
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