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Monorhyme

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 poem or stanza in which every line shares the same rhyme sound

Detailed Definition
Monorhyme is a stanza or poem in which every line ends with the same rhyme sound (AAAA…), creating hypnotic intensity and structural unity; common in Arabic qasidas, Persian rubaiyat, and medieval Latin hymns, it demands lexical ingenuity to avoid monotony, as in FitzGerald’s “Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám,” where consistent rhyme supports philosophical meditation and fatalistic refrain.
Example
Example in poetry:
Dante’s “La Vita Nuova” sonnets ending each line with “donna”; Nasir Kazmi’s Urdu ghazals using single end-rhyme; monorhyme in medieval French rondeaux; contemporary example: Terrance Hayes’ “Golden Shovel” variations maintaining one rhyme sound
Additional Notes
Monorhyme: A stanza or poem where all lines rhyme with the same end sound (AAAA...); common in Arabic and Persian poetry; can create hypnotic or obsessive effects in English.
Also Known As
Single-rhyme poem Uniform-ending verse One-sound poem Constant rhyme Monorime
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