rhyme

Synonyms:

rime

Types:

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internal rhyme

a rhyme between words in the same line

alliteration, beginning rhyme, head rhyme, initial rhyme

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

assonance, vowel rhyme

the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

consonance, consonant rhyme

the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

double rhyme

a two-syllable rhyme

eye rhyme

an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')

Type of:

versification

the form or metrical composition of a poem

Synonyms:

verse

Types:

clerihew

a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person

doggerel, doggerel verse, jingle

a comic verse of irregular measure

limerick

a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

Type of:

poem, verse form

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines