rhyme

rhyme

the positioning of two similarly-sounding words together to emphasize this agreement of sound. Rhyme exists in two forms: end rhyme, where the last words on nearby lines rhyme, and internal rhyme, where the rhyme happens on the same line. The variation of rhyme where final consonants agree but the preceeding vowels do not is called slant or imperfect (i.e. might, fought). Another variation involves words which appears as though they rhyme but are pronounced differently (i.e. great, feat). 


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