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near rhyme — n. rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly. Also called off rhyme … Useful english dictionary
near rhyme. — See slant rhyme … Useful english dictionary
rhyme — rhymer, n. /ruym/, n., v., rhymed, rhyming. n. 1. identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse. 2. a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind. 3. verse or poetry having… … Universalium
rhyme — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, accord, alba, alliterate, alliteration, anacreontic, assonance, assonate, balada, ballad, ballade, beat … Moby Thesaurus
An Introduction to Rhyme — (ISBN 1 85725 124 5) is a book by Peter Dale which was published by Agenda/Bellew in 1998. The first chapter gives a detailed and comprehensive categorization of forty types of rhyme available in English.Traditional Pure RhymeDale identifies the… … Wikipedia
Half rhyme — or slant rhyme, sometimes called sprung, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme or imperfect rhyme, is consonance on the final consonants of the words involved (e.g. ill with shell). Many half/slant rhymes are also eye rhymes. Half/slant rhyme is… … Wikipedia
half rhyme — n. SLANT RHYME, esp. when the result of consonance * * * also called near rhyme, slant rhyme, or oblique rhyme in prosody, two words that have only their final consonant sounds and no preceding vowel or consonant sounds in common (such … Universalium
slant rhyme — Pros. rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme. * * * … Universalium
slant rhyme — Pros. rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme … Useful english dictionary
imperfect rhyme — noun a) near rhyme b) half rhyme … Wiktionary
