👉 A ghazal is a form of poetry that originated in India and includes a rhyming couplet or stanza, often consisting of five lines. It is characterized by its use of meter (the measure of the syllable count) and rhyme scheme (a pattern for the arrangement of the words). The term "ghazal" was coined by British poet John Donne in 1620 as a way to describe his own poetic style, which he described as being "rigidly