How to Write a Couplet

Easy Verse for Children

Nov 24, 2006

Couplets are fun and easy for children to learn to write.

A couplet is a two-lined verse. Both lines rhyme and usually have a rhythm to them.

To write a couplet, you should first select a basic idea that you want to convey. This idea can be related to a history, social studies, or even a math lesson. For example:

Multiply six times six

And you will get thirty-six.

Longer poems can be created by a number of couplets. An example of combining couplets can be seen in William Blake’s THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER:

A Robin Redbreast in a cage

Puts all Heaven in a rage.

A skylark wounded on the wing

Doth make a cherub cease to sing.

He who shall hurt the little wren

Shall never be beloved by men.

The copyright of the article How to Write a Couplet in Children's Verse is owned by Elizabeth Yetter. Permission to republish How to Write a Couplet in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

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