perfect rhyme
perfect rhyme noun: a form of rhyme in which the vowels and final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound.
Noun
perfect rhyme (countable and uncountable, plural perfect rhymes)
- A form of rhyme in which the vowels and final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound.
- Synonyms:
- full rhyme, exact rhyme, true rhyme
- Antonyms:
- imperfect rhyme, half rhyme, quasi-rhyme, near rhyme, internal rhyme
- An instance of this form of rhyme.
Synonyms of perfect rhyme
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Forms of perfect rhyme
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Questions about perfect rhyme
- What does perfect rhyme mean?
- Perfect rhyme means a form of rhyme in which the vowels and final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound.
- What part of speech is perfect rhyme?
- Perfect rhyme is a noun.
- What is the plural of perfect rhyme?
- The plural of perfect rhyme is perfect rhymes.
Words near perfect rhyme in the dictionary
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