Rhyme

Word RHYME
Character 5
Hyphenation rhyme
Pronunciations /ɹaɪm/

Definitions and meanings of "Rhyme"

What do we mean by rhyme?

Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse. noun

A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of lines. noun

Poetry or verse of this kind. noun

A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound, as behold and cold. noun

To form a rhyme. intransitive verb

To compose rhymes or verse. intransitive verb

To make use of rhymes in composing verse. intransitive verb

To put into rhyme or compose with rhymes. intransitive verb

To use (a word or words) as a rhyme. intransitive verb

Etc. See rime, etc. noun

An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language. noun

Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any. noun

Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes. noun

A word answering in sound to another word. noun

See under Female. noun

See under Male. noun

Sound or sense. noun

A stanza of seven decasyllabic verses, of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme. noun

To make rhymes, or verses. intransitive verb

Rhyming verse (poetic form)

A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.

A word that rhymes with another.

Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.

Rime

Number.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Rhyme

The word "rhyme" in example sentences

Verse without rhyme, is a body without a soul, (for the “chief life consisteth in the rhyme”) or a bell without a clapper; which, in strictness, is no bell, as being neither of use nor delight. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Why, for instance, Riordan has his characters speak in rhyme is never satisfactorily revealed. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

I appreciate the implication that these small couplets are the only inoculation against certain death that kids have in their defensive arsenal -- and that the rhyme is a lesson hard-learned, acquired from the corpses of generations. ❋ Unknown (2007)

For example, “Crambo” is of extraordinary use to good rhyming, and rhyming is what I have ever accounted the very essential of a good poet: And in that notion I am not singular; for the aforesaid Sir Philip Sidney has declared, “That the chief life of modern versifying, consisteth in the like sounding of words, which we call rhyme, ” which is an authority, either without exception, or above any reply. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Shangil Tobaya "mean" flip a brick, "and the popular rhyme translates as" flip a brick, you will find gold. " ❋ Unknown (2010)

As for writing poetry, I ask my poor students to experiment with a variety of poetic techniques for creating music with words, and that includes writing in rhyme and meter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the best thing for me about this catchy rhyme is that now when I get frustrated at airports (which always happens) I can sing and everything will at least seem all right for those few seconds! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I find a rhyme is rather lonely without a picture. ❋ J.otto Seibold (2010)

I therefore look forward allready to Spring, And if that invalluable Lady named Hope had not allready been throng'd and pesterd, nay allmost suffocated with addresses and Sonnets I would talk over my feelings in rhyme to her. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's still dazzlingly polished — the density of internal rhyme is uncanny — but in a way you're supposed to notice more than Forum. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2008)

The rhyme is today depicted on a series of tablet stones along the path to the hill. ❋ The Nag (2008)

I was also told (over and over) that I should not be writing my stories in rhyme, because no one was going to be interested in those subjects in rhyme. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The point is that he could have insisted everyone speak only in rhyme, or refer to each day as though it was the previous day, or wear only mismatching socks to work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Which illustrates my primary rule for writing verse: rhyme is easy, rhythm is hard. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Poetry Friday, rhyme is easy rhythm is hard comments: david elzey said ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

Composing end-stopped lines so they can be interchanged in rhyme, meter and syntax, if that is your only goal, is not actually very difficult, though it is time-consuming. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Most poets – or versifiers – that I know that work in rhyme are quite happy to have it out there for all to see and hear. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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