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Compiled 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

A rhyme effect constructed from parts of multiple words rather than single-word endings

Detailed Definition
Compiled rhyme refers to a rhyming scheme or pair constructed from disparate sources or repurposed linguistic material, often in found poetry or collage techniques; it may appear deliberately incongruous or serendipitously harmonious, highlighting the creative potential of recombination.
Example
Example in poetry:
Rhyming collated lines across different poets in an anthology; A cento using compiled rhyme from other poems; Nursery rhymes stitched together in parody; Literary pastiche joining various rhymes.
Additional Notes
Compiled rhyme|A sequence of rhymes in a poem that results from the selection and arrangement of pre-existing lines from other sources (as in a cento), rather than the original composition of the rhyming words; distinct from a planned rhyme scheme.
Also Known As
assembled rhyme compiled echo gathered rhyme Aggregate rhyme
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