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Cobweb 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

An elaborate rhyme scheme in which end rhymes interconnect across multiple lines in a web-like pattern, creating dense sonic interdependence.

Detailed Definition
Cobweb rhyme describes a delicate, intricate, or nearly imperceptible rhyme scheme—often slant, assonant, or consonantal—that connects lines through subtle sonic filaments rather than obvious end-rhymes, creating an ethereal, elusive musicality reminiscent of gossamer threads.
Example
Example in poetry:
Cobweb rhyme: Faint, elusive rhymes: “moon / tune” vs. “gloom / loom” (cobweb: “moon / loom”); Emily Dickinson’s slant rhymes (“room / storm”) as cobweb; Original: “Thought / wrought / caught in cobweb rhyme”
Additional Notes
Rhyme scheme radiating from center or creating web-like pattern. Experimental visual and sonic structure. Related to: pattern poetry, spatial rhyme. Rare ornamental form.
Also Known As
Delicate rhyme fragile sound gossamer correspondence web-like rhyme
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