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loop 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 that circles back to earlier end sounds or lines, creating cyclical or recursive sonic patterns within a poem.

Detailed Definition
loop rhyme describes a rhyme scheme where end sounds cycle back to earlier lines in a non-linear fashion, creating a recursive or circular sonic pattern; this technique evokes themes of repetition, memory, or inevitability, and differs from standard schemes by emphasizing return over progression, often used in incantatory or meditative verse to induce a trance-like or ritualistic effect.
Example
Example in poetry:
Rhyme scheme where the end of one line rhymes with the middle of the next: “The sky was blue and wide (A) / I cried beneath its tide (A). / The sea replied with foam (B) / That roamed far from my home (B).”; “She walked the lane alone (A) / Her moan chilled every stone (A). / The wind began to sing (B) / Of spring’s forgotten ring (B).”
Additional Notes
Loop rhyme evokes obsession or fate—use it in incantatory poems where the speaker is trapped in a cycle of thought, memory, or desire.
Also Known As
Circular end-rhyme Recurrent sonic loop Spiral rhyme Rotational sound pattern Lemniscate rhyme
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