rima

Definitions of rima
  1. noun
    a piece of poetry
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    types:
    jingle
    a comic verse of irregular measure
    type of:
    poema, verso
    a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
  2. noun
    correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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    types:
    aliteración
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
    asonancia, asonante
    the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
    type of:
    versificación
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
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