An Autological Couplet is a pair of rhymed lines that self-referentially describe their own poetic qualities—such as meter, rhyme, or thematic content—thereby enacting the principle of autology (a word or phrase that applies to itself); this meta-poetic form draws attention to the constructed nature of verse while demonstrating technical virtuosity, as in couplets that rhyme “rhyme” with “time” while commenting on the ephemerality of poetic form itself.

Two-line unit where both lines are autological (self-describing). Meta-poetic technique creating self-awareness. Related to paradox and recursive poetry. Experimental form; requires careful construction to achieve coherence.