Speech-language pathologists work with the communication-impaired to restore and augment their abilities. Practicing in the field requires a graduate degree and specialized training, but many bachelor's degrees -- including one in education -- can serve as a starting point.
couplet - a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed. line of poetry, line of verse - a single line of words in a poem. closed couplet - a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit. heroic couplet - a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style. stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem.
Couplets that do not have the same meter are known as uneven couplets because the two lines differ in length, as well as often beat or syllable count. One type of rhyming couplet is a heroic couplet, which uses iambic pentameter. Because of the end-stopped line, it often creates a special effect and/or ignites the pacing of the poem. Rhyming couplets can make poems more powerful and more memorable. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.