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Reverse-plowing 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 imitating alternating-direction or zigzag patterns

Detailed Definition
Reverse-plowing rhyme is a rare rhyme scheme in which end rhymes appear in retrograde order across stanzas—such as ABC in the first stanza followed by CBA in the next—creating a mirrored sonic pattern that reinforces thematic reversals or cyclical structures; this technique demands meticulous planning and is often used in highly formal or symbolic verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
A type of rhyme where the consonant sounds of the words are repeated, but the vowel sounds are different—essentially a form of reverse consonance (e.g., pit and put); The final words of two lines are stare and stir, where the final consonant sound /r/ is the same, but the vowels /eɪ/ and /ɜː/ are different.; A near-rhyme where the last two consonants are the same but the preceding vowel differs: stumble and tumble.; A partial rhyme where the rhyme occurs at the end of words but with only the final consonant phoneme matching, often with stress on the preceding syllable: loved and lived.
Additional Notes
Reverse-plowing rhyme (or retro-rhyme) is a complex and extremely rare type of rhyme where the rhyming words are read backward but still rhyme; an intricate form of wordplay often used in experimental poetry.
Also Known As
Cross-plow rhyme plowing-back rhyme boustrophedon rhyme Boustrophedonic rhyme
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