Question

What is a couplet?
A)A stanza made up of four lines
B)A pair of consecutive rhyming lines
C)A point where a row of poetry ends
D)A repetition of sounds in neighboring words

Answer 1

B)A pair of consecutive rhyming lines

Answer 2

Yes, it is choice B!

Here are some examples through a site I found: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/couplet-examples.html

As it says, Shakespeare used a lot of couplets

They are typically found in his work at the final two lines, ending with an almost ironic couplet (usually something opposite of what the entire poem had been about!)

*i studied shakespeare quite in depth for many courses :) couplets and sonnets are lots of fun! :P