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hyphenated 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

Rhyme achieved through hyphenated words, either by splitting a word across lines or joining compound forms.

Detailed Definition
Hyphenated rhyme occurs when compound words or hyphenated phrases create rhymes across line breaks (e.g., “mother-in-law” rhyming with “flaw”), often used for comic, colloquial, or modernist effect; it expands rhyming possibilities in English by leveraging flexible word formation, adding linguistic playfulness and contemporary texture to verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Spider–wider” (split hyphenated rhyme); “He–be” (en dash marking rhyme); “Shadow–half-show” (hyphenated word to force rhyme); “Ever–whatsoever” (compound word used for rhyme)
Additional Notes
A compound rhyme where the rhyming segment includes two words joined by a hyphen, often combining an adjective and a noun, or two closely related ideas (e.g., 'sky-high' and 'cry-eye'); creates a unique, dense sonic link.
Also Known As
compound rhyme jointed rhyme linked-word rhyme hyphen rhyme Broken rhyme
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