rhyme
IPA: rˈaɪm
noun
- (countable, uncountable) Rhyming verse (poetic form)
- A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
- (countable) A word that rhymes with another.
- (countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.
- (linguistics) The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset.
- (obsolete) Number.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
- (intransitive, figurative) To somewhat resemble or correspond with.
- (transitive, obsolete) To number; count; reckon.
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Examples of "rhyme" in Sentences
- The rhyme scheme for the poem is ABAAACA.
- The poem was written in use of assonant rhyme.
- The nursery rhyme illuminates the issue and mask the poem.
- The poem has historically made use of assonant half rhyme.
- The poem consists of forty six short lines with assonant rhyme.
- The poem makes use of internal rhyme as well as alliteration throughout.
- He wrote other works of poetry, also delving in satire and bawdy rhymes.
- Stevens surely meant it to be a playful poem, as the facile rhyme indicates.
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