rhyme — words that have the same ending sound
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: words that have the same ending sound
Pronunciation (IPA): /raɪm/
Example Sentences
- My teacher said my poem was great, but 'love' and 'potato' don't actually rhyme!
- Shakespeare was a master of rhyme and rhythm in his sonnets.
- Children love nursery rhymes because they're easy to remember and fun to sing.
rhyme
NOUN[/raɪm/]
words that have the same ending sound
The poet ends each line with a perfect rhyme that makes the crowd cheer.
Solving crime through rhyme, one verse at a time
Got the picture? Now let's practice.
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Rhyme derives from Ancient Greek rhythmos, originally meaning 'flowing movement' or 'rhythm'. The term evolved through Old French and Middle English to denote the correspondence of sounds at the ends of words or lines in poetry and music.
Breakdown
rhythmos (flow, rhythm) → rhyme. The word's sense shifted from 'measured motion' to 'repetition of similar sounds' as it passed through Romance languages into English poetic terminology.
🎵Rhyme
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📝Examples
“My teacher said my poem was great, but 'love' and 'potato' don't actually rhyme!”
“Shakespeare was a master of rhyme and rhythm in his sonnets.”
“Children love nursery rhymes because they're easy to remember and fun to sing.”
“I tried to write a love song, but everything that rhymes with 'heart' sounds too dramatic!”
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