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Valentine’s Day Romeo and Juliet Couplet Activity
Couplet: Two lines of verse that rhyme, sometimes found at the end of a sonnet, each line has a
similar number of syllables.
Below are some examples of couplets about Valentine’s Day.
 You’d win in a race to my heart
you already had it from the start.
 Your love is a cool breeze on a hot day
you make everything feel okay.
 I hate Valentine’s Day
I wish it would just go away.
Shakespeare uses couplets throughout his writing. Some examples from Romeo and Juliet
include;
 Did my heart love till now? Foreswear it, sight.
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night. (Romeo first sees Juliet)
 Juliet: Saints do not move, though grant for prayer’s sake.
Romeo: Then move not, while my prayer’s effect I take. (Romeo and Juliet’s first kiss)
 Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow. (Balcony Scene)
Directions: Write your own couplet about Romeo and Juliet. Remember that a couplet has two
lines that end with words that rhyme. Each line also has a similar number of syllables.
For example: Ah, my dearest Juliet
Too bad you’re a Capulet.
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