Couplet and Song

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Couplet noun - Two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together.

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Song and couplet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Song" instead a noun "Couplet".

Nearby Word: couple

Song noun - A short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment.

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Couplet and song are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Couplet" instead a noun "Song".

Nearby Word: songful

Bowdlerise The Saturday Night Live performance of "Boys Keep Swinging" muted the second line of the couplet "When you're a boy / Other boys check you out"; in fact, the song wasn't released as a U.S.

Source: Music / David Bowie
The Cardigans' album Long Gone Before Daylight is named from a couplet in the quiet acoustic song "03.45: No Sleep", where it refers to "the comfort of fireflies".

Source: Album Title Drop
The quality of the verse can make a difference: a well-phrased, well-loved old song packs a lot more power than a slapdash off-the-cuff couplet, for example.

Source: Magical Incantation

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