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internal rhyme

internal rhyme noun: the rhyming of words (in modern English poetry) or of stressed syllables (in old Germanic poetry) within the same line of a verse.

Noun

internal rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural internal rhymes)

  1. The rhyming of words (in modern English poetry) or of stressed syllables (in old Germanic poetry) within the same line of a verse.
    • We see a diverse and effective usage of internal rhyme in these ten lines. Pharoahe uses the typical internal rhyme, in which the rhymes are positioned in the middle and the end of the line (such as Lines 4, 8, and 9).2006, H. Samy Alim, Roc the Mic Right: The Language of Hip Hop Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 145

Antonyms of internal rhyme

Forms of internal rhyme

pluralinternal rhymes

Questions about internal rhyme

What does internal rhyme mean?
Internal rhyme means the rhyming of words (in modern English poetry) or of stressed syllables (in old Germanic poetry) within the same line of a verse.
What part of speech is internal rhyme?
Internal rhyme is a noun.
What is the plural of internal rhyme?
The plural of internal rhyme is internal rhymes.

Words near internal rhyme in the dictionary

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  2. internal reconstructions
  3. internal refugee
  4. internal refugees
  5. Internal Revenue Code
  6. internal rhyme
  7. internal rhymes
  8. internal sandhi
  9. internal stress
  10. internal-combustion engine
  11. internal-combustion engines

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