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Caesural rhyme

Rhyme
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Caesural rhyme occurs when words at or near the mid-line pause (caesura) rhyme with each other, creating internal sonic cohesion.

Detailed Definition
Caesural rhyme is a rare technique where rhyming sounds occur at caesurae (mid-line pauses) rather than at line endings, creating internal sonic echoes; it adds complexity to verse structure and is found in some medieval and experimental poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Caesural rhyme occurs when rhyming words fall at caesurae; example: “He came || with flame / and spoke || a joke” — “flame” and “joke” don’t rhyme, but if they did at the break, it would be caesural rhyme.
Additional Notes
Rhyme occurring at caesural position rather than line end. Internal rhyme variant. Related: medial rhyme, leonine verse. Creates mid-line music; common in medieval and hip-hop poetry.
Also Known As
Break-point rhyme Caesura echo Mid-line consonance Pause-position rhyme Midline rhyme
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