couplet

noun
UK /ˈkʌplət/
US /ˈkʌplət/

A couplet is two lines of a poem that go together.

The poem ends with a funny couplet that rhymes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Two things of the same kind that are joined or paired together.

The dancers moved as a couplet, always side by side.

3. A pair of equal-length lines in a song or poem that often rhyme at the end.

He wrote a couplet for his friend's birthday card.

4. In music, a pair of notes or phrases that are played together.

The song begins with a short couplet on the piano.