An end-stopped, rhymed couplet that contains a complete thought. Such couplets were usual ways of closing and resuming Renaissance sonnets, although they are found elsewhere as well. Here is one which ends Shakespeares Sonnet 94:
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lillies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lillies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Closed Couplet". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=196, accessed 18 April 2024.]
