rhyme
Sign in to saveA rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of rhyming (perfect rhyming) is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs. More broadly, a rhyme may also variously refer to other types of similar sounds near the ends of two or more words. Furthermore, the word rhyme has come to be sometimes used as a shorthand term for any brief poem, such as a nursery rhyme or Balliol rhyme.
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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in the final parts of words, most commonly used at the end of lines in poems and songs to create a musical or pleasing effect. The term can also refer more broadly to other types of similar sounds near the ends of words, or even serve as shorthand for brief poems like nursery rhymes.
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32 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Function of rhyming words
- Types of rhyme
- Perfect rhymes
- General rhymes
- Identical rhymes
- Eye rhyme
- Mind rhyme
- Classification by position
- History
- Rhyme in various languages
- Arabic
- Celtic languages
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Holorime
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Latin
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Sanskrit
- Spanish
- Tamil
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
- See also
- Notes
- External links
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of rhyming (perfect rhyming) is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs. More broadly, a rhyme may also variously refer to other types of similar sounds near the ends of two or more words. Furthermore, the word rhyme has come to be sometimes used as a shorthand term for any brief poem, such as a nursery rhyme or Balliol rhyme.
==Etymology==