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Numerical 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 organized by numerical rules—such as repeating every nth line—rather than sound correspondence alone.

Detailed Definition
Numerical rhyme occurs when words or phrases rhyme based on their numerical values (e.g., through gematria or alphanumeric substitution) rather than phonetic similarity, a rare technique used in esoteric, mystical, or experimental poetry to link language and number mystically.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem where a rhyme is created by homophones that are also numbers (e.g., for and four); A phrase where a digit is used phonetically to create a rhyme (e.g., 'see you 2' to rhyme with 'adieu'); A couplet that pairs words that rhyme with numbers (e.g., sun and one); A stanza where the line ends in a written-out number that rhymes with the end of another line;
Additional Notes
Numerical rhyme: A rhyme scheme where the lines are linked by a numerical pattern or sequence, often related to the number of syllables, stresses, or the position of the words, rather than sound alone; a form of conceptual constraint.
Also Known As
arithmetical rhyme number rhyme counted rhyme Arithmetic rhyme
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