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Couée 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 medieval French verse form using a tail-rhyme scheme (e.g., AAABCCCB), where shorter "tail" lines rhyme with each other across stanzas.

Detailed Definition
Couée rhyme is a French prosodic term describing a line ending in a feminine rhyme (typically an extra unstressed syllable) that is immediately followed by a line beginning with a vowel sound, creating a smooth elision that maintains rhythmic flow in classical French verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Couée rhyme: French tail-rhyme: AAAB CCCB; Chaucer’s “The Franklin’s Tale” uses couée; Original pastiche: “The knight rode fast (A) / His shadow cast (A) / Through forests vast (A) / To love held fast (B)”
Additional Notes
Couée rhyme (French "tail rhyme") alternates longer with shorter lines in patterns like AAB CCB. Related to tail-rhyme stanza. Common in medieval romance. The short line creates emphasis and variation.
Also Known As
Tail-rhyme bob-wheel rhyme short-line rhyme tail rhyme
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