head rhyme
head rhyme · head rhymes
The use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllablesThe use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables
Meaning
1 sensesThe use of alliteration at the beginning of stressed syllables
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Forms
plural: head rhymes| Singular | head rhyme |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse:alliterationinitial rhymebeginning rhyme
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.