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Concluding 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 placed at the very end of a stanza or poem to provide a sense of finality, resolution, or emphatic closure.

Detailed Definition
Concluding rhyme is a terminal rhyme that provides closure to a stanza or poem, often reinforcing thematic resolution through sonic repetition; it may echo earlier rhymes to create circularity or introduce a new sound to signal finality, anchoring the poem’s formal and emotional architecture.
Example
Example in poetry:
Couplet rhyme ending a sonnet; Concluding rhyme in ballad stanza; Final rhymes closing heroic couplets; Dante’s terza rima ending with final rhyme pair.
Additional Notes
Concluding rhyme|A rhyme that occurs in the final line or final position of a poetic unit (like a stanza or a major section), often providing emphatic closure to the thought or musical pattern.
Also Known As
terminal rhyme closing echo end rhyme After-rhyme ending rhyme
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