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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.
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slant rhyme
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slant rhyme — n. rhyme in which there is close but not exact correspondence of sounds (Ex.: lid, lad; wait, made) … English World dictionary
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
slant rhyme — noun half rhyme … Wiktionary
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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
slant — {{11}}slant (n.) 1650s, from SLANT (Cf. slant) (v.). Derogatory slang sense of Oriental, slant eyed person is recorded from 1943, from earlier slant eyes (1929). {{12}}slant (v.) 1520s, to strike obliquely (against something), alteration of… … Etymology dictionary
Rhyme — A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word rhyme may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes. Contents 1… … 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
half rhyme — n. SLANT RHYME, esp. when the result of consonance … English World dictionary
