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Rhyme Defined

In the specific sense, a type of echoing which utilizes a correspondence of sound in the final accented vowels and all that follows of two or more words, but the preceding consonant sounds must differ, as in the words, bear and care. In a broader poetic sense, however, rhyme refers to a close similarity of sound as well as an exact correspondence; it includes the agreement of vowel sounds in assonance and the repetition of consonant sounds in consonance and alliteration. Usually, but not always, rhymes occur at the ends of lines.
Sidelight: Originally rime, the spelling was changed due to the influence of its popular, but erroneous, association with the Latin word, rhythmus. Many purists continue to use rime as the proper spelling of the word.
Sidelight: Differences as well as identity in sound echoes between words contribute to the euphonic effect, stimulate intellectual appreciation, and serve to unify a poem. In addition, rhymes tend to heighten the significance of the words, provide a powerful mnemonic device, and complement the rhythmic quality of the lines.
Sidelight: Terms like near rhyme, half rhyme, and perfect rhyme function to distinguish between the types of rhyme without prejudicial intent and should not be interpreted as expressions of value.
Sidelight: Early examples of English poetry used alliterative verse instead of rhyme. The use of rhyme in the end words of verse originally arose to compensate for the sometimes unsatisfactory quality of rhythm within the lines; variations in the patterns of rhyme schemes then became functional in defining diverse stanza forms, such as, ottava rima, rhyme royal, terza rima, the Spenserian stanza, and others. Rhyme schemes are also significant factors in the definitions of whole poems, such as ballade, limerick, rondeau, sonnet, triolet, and villanelle.
(See Close Rhyme, End Rhyme, Feminine Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Masculine Rhyme)
(See also Broken Rhyme, Disyllabic Rhyme, Mosaic Rhyme, Sight Rhyme, Triple Rhyme)

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  • Jack and Jill went up the hill on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. The origins of this Nursery Rhyme are unclear, but the following is one theory ...... Jack and Jill are the 18th century Louis XVI of France, who was deposed and beheaded (lost his crown), and his Queen, Marie Antoinette (who came tumbling after). The words and lyrics were made more palatable for the nursery by giving it a happy ending.
  • Humpty Dumpty ... on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: Humpty Dumpty was apparently an unusually large canon which was mounted on the protective wall of "St. Mary's Wall Church" in Colchester, England. It was intended to protect the Parliamentaria n stronghold of Colchester which was temporarily under the control of the Royalists during the English Civil War ( 1642 - 1649). A shot from a Parliamentary canon succeeded in damaging the wall underneath Humpty Dumpty causing it to fall to the ground. The Royalists - "all the King's men" - attempted to raise Humpty Dumpty on to another part of the wall but even with the help of " all the King's horses" they failed and Colchester fell to the Parliamentaria ns after a siege lasting eleven weeks.
  • Hickory Dickory Dock, on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down! Hickory Dickory Dock. You may be relieved to learn I don't really have much history on this rhyme except that It is said that the rhyme alludes to Richard Cromwell' s one year reign as Lord Protector of England. However, you may not know that in the full version there are in fact verses that go from one o'clock right up to twelve noon!
  • RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
  • RhymeZone: galore

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