2-Literature-Poetry-Rhyme

rhyme

Poetry typically uses similar sounds at line ends or inside lines {rhyme} {rhyming}. Line ends can have similar sounds {terminal rhyme} {end rhyme}. Line last syllables can have same last vowel sound and same last consonant sound {perfect rhyme} {exact rhyme}. Line last syllables can have same last consonant sound {half-rhyme} {off rhyme}. Line last syllables can have same spelling but different pronunciation {eye rhyme}.

alliteration

Initial word sounds can be similar {alliteration}| {initial rhyme}.

assonance

Two words can have same vowel sound but different consonant sounds {assonance}.

consonance in rhyme

Two words can have same consonant sounds but different vowel sounds {consonance, rhyme}.

double rhyme

The rhyming syllable can be unstressed {feminine rhyme} {double rhyme}, with stressed syllable preceding unstressed syllable.

internal rhyme

Similar sounds can repeat inside line {internal rhyme}.

masculine rhyme

Rhyming syllable can have stress {masculine rhyme}.

sight rhyme

Line ends can look the same but sound different {sight rhyme}.

slant rhyme

Line ends can have same vowel sound but different consonants {slant rhyme}.

stress in poetry

Rhyming syllable can have stress {stress, poetry} or no stress.

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