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Interlocking 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 scheme where lines are linked across stanzas, often in terza rima

Detailed Definition
Interlocking rhyme is a rhyme scheme in which the rhyming pattern of one stanza connects to the next through shared end sounds, producing a continuous, woven effect; this technique enhances cohesion across sections and is characteristic of forms like terza rima or the Spenserian stanza.
Example
Example in poetry:
Interlocking rhyme connects stanzas via rhyme scheme: Terza rima (ABA BCB CDC) in Dante’s “Inferno”; Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”; modern examples include Robert Frost’s “Acquainted with the Night”; A.E. Stallings’ “Sestina” uses end-word rotation; W.H. Auden’s “The Sea and the Mirror” employs complex interlocking forms.
Additional Notes
Interlocking rhyme: A chain rhyme scheme, such as terza rima (a-b-a, b-c-b, c-d-c), where one or more rhymes from a stanza are carried over to become the rhymes of the next stanza, creating a continuous, interwoven structure.
Also Known As
cross rhyme interwoven rhyme overlapping rhyme interlaced rhyme Ababa rhyme Chain rhyme Flowing rhyme Crisscross rhyme linking rhyme
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