Meaning Rhyme
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The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line. Rhymed words conventionally share all sounds following the word’s last stressed syllable. Thus “tenacity” and “mendacity” rhyme, but [..]
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"agreement in terminal sounds," 1560s, partially restored spelling, from Middle English ryme, rime (c. 1200) "measure, meter, rhythm," later "rhymed verse" (mid-13c.), fr [..]
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"make verses, make rhymes," c. 1300, rimen, from Old French rimer, from rime "verse" (see rhyme (n.)). Attested 1670s (of words) in sense "to have the same end sound." Mo [..]
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word that has the same ending sound as another word.
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- Step on a disc, your Mother slips a disc. Diss the step to save her disc.
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correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) compose rhymes be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable; "hat and cat rhyme&qu [..]
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When words at the end of lines of poetry have the same sound so that they work together to produce an effect, the poem has a rhyme. See Also: Prosody; Text; Limerick; Prose
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A form of poetry where the words at the end of the line have the same sounding (rhyming) pattern. Rhyme is one of the conventions of some poetry. Rhyming patterns within poems can vary. Words with the same or similar sounds, which occur at the ends of lines (end rhyme) or within the same line (internal rhyme). Rhyme adds emphasis to sounds, adds pa [..]
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(say rime) words that have the same sound at the end, like blue. Zoo and shoe
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Rhyme is the similarity in sound of the ends of words: the last stressed syllable and the following unstressed syllables (if any). Rhyme is usually a structuring device in verse. Of course not all poe [..]
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The matching of final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words. The following stanza of "Richard Cory" employs alternate rhyme, with the third line rhyming with the first and the fourth with the second:
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repetition or correspondence of the terminal sounds of words ("How now, brown cow?"). The most common type, end rhyme, occurs when the last words in two or more lines of a poem rhyme [..]
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When two or more words or phrases contain an identical or similar vowel-sound, and the consonant-sounds that follow are identical or similar (red and dead). Feminine rhyme occurs when two syllables ar [..]
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RIME (L: rithmus, rhythus rhythm; Old English: rime) A major poetic device based on the shared sound combined with differences. Time – rhyme. From the Latin, you can see that originally the sense of r [..]
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The identity of the sounds of the final syllables (usually stressed) of certain proximate lines of a poem. A list of rhymes in English is given by the University of Victoria's Writer's Guide [..]
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 The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominantly a function of sound rather than spelling; thus, words that end with the same vowel sounds rhyme, for instance, day, prey, bouquet, weigh, and words with the same consonant ending rhyme, for instance vain, feign, r [..]
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 – the repetition of similar sounds
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 correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse
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repetition of similar or identical sounds: “look and crook”
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corresponding sounds in words, often at the end of each line or within lines
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The similarity between syllable sounds at the end of two or more lines. Some kinds of rhyme (also spelled rime) include: Couplet: a pair of lines rhyming consecutively.
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The art of ending two words with the same sound, usually applied to the last word of one line and the last word of the next. In vocal music, as in poetry, rhyme is sometimes used as a unifying and art [..]
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The effect produced when similar vowel sounds chime together and where the final consonant sound is also in agreement e.g. 'bat' and 'cat'. (See also assonance - which occurs when [..]
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(n) correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)(n) a piece of poetry(v) compose rhymes(v) be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
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A component of the syllable. The rhyme consists of the nucleus (usually a vowel) and a following coda (zero or more consonants). For example, the sequence ʌsts is the rhyme of the syllable θrʌsts.
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poema poematis
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Neither rhyme nor reason. Fit neither for amusement nor instruction. An author took his book to Sir Thomas More, chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII., and asked his opinion. Sir Thomas told the auth [..]
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Sharing identical or at least similar medial and final phonemes in the final syllable. Because English has a writing system with a deep orthography, words can rhyme without sharing similar orthography [..]
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correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse. "No more rhyming now, I mean it! / Anybody want a peanut?" -- The Princess Bride.
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Simple, right? A rhyme is just a repetition of sounds that sound, well, the same. Well, it's simple and it isn't. Strictly speaking, that definition is correct, but did you know there's [..]
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