| Meaning | correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final / final sounds). |
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| Synonym | rhyme |
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| Category of | assonant | Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables |
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| Part of | poem, verse form | A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
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| Narrower | alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme | Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
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| 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') |
| internal rhyme | A rhyme between words in the same line |
| Broader | versification | The form or metrical composition of a poem |
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| Spanish | rima |
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| Catalan | rima |
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| Verbs | rime | be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable |
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