end rhyme
The form of rhyme which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the…The form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends.
» Old English poetry was based on alliteration rather than end rhyme.
Die altenglische Dichtung arbeitete eher mit Alliterationen als mit Endreimen. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
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2 senses(often, uncountable)The form of rhyme (rhyming) which uses sameness of sound of the last words of lines from the vowels in their stressed syllables to their ends.
(countable)A word that rhymes with another in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
Examples
1 sentencesOld English poetry was based on alliteration rather than end rhyme.
deDie altenglische Dichtung arbeitete eher mit Alliterationen als mit Endreimen. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Forms
plural: end rhymes| Singular | end rhyme |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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