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COUPLET

(CUP- let)

 Session 18 

You know a couple means two. So a couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that are usually rhymed. We think the idea of the couplet came from the French and English. There are lots of ways to write different types of couplets. Couplets can also be used to "build" other poems, but we'll get to that later!

We are going to use a couplet for a "play on words," or a word game. This type of couplet is called a "terse verse." Here's the way you play,

"Coca Cola's my favourite drink,

At least that's what I think!!"

"If cars round town go zoom,

exhaust smoke into the air will plume!"

"If the cell phone starts to ring,

what message will it bring?."

 You've read the examples. Now you can outdo them! "If the ball's in your court. . ."

 Lyrical Lesson: Couplets

Write five terse verse couplets. Choose your best one. Pair it with a humorous illustration.