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Internal 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 occurring between words within the same line of verse, rather than solely between line endings, enhancing internal musicality.

Detailed Definition
Internal rhyme occurs when rhyming words appear within a single line or between internal and end words across lines (e.g., “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”); it enhances musicality and cohesion, famously used by Edgar Allan Poe and in hip-hop for rhythmic density.
Example
Example in poetry:
Internal rhyme: Rhyme within a single line: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” — Poe’s “The Raven” uses “dreary” and “weary” internally.
Additional Notes
Internal rhyme: Rhyme occurring within a single line or between internal and end words (e.g., “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”); enhances musicality and cohesion.
Also Known As
Mid-line rhyme Within-verse echo Line-internal correspondence Embedded sound Leonine rhyme medial rhyme Midline rhyme Rime léonine
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