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rhythmic 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

End-rhyme that coincides precisely with the metrical or rhythmic cadence of a line, enhancing musicality and structural closure.

Detailed Definition
Rhythmic rhyme is a type of rhyme where the sonic correspondence extends beyond end sounds to include internal rhythmic alignment—such as matching stress patterns or syllabic contours—thereby deepening the musicality and structural integration of rhyming words within the poem’s overall cadence.
Example
Example in poetry:
The use of a line-ending rhyme where the rhyming words also share a similar metrical pattern or rhythmic weight; e.g., rhyming iambic disyllables (like delight and ignite).; A rhyme where both rhyming words are feminine (two syllables, last unstressed) and are preceded by the same metrical foot.; The rhyming of two words that are part of the same metrical foot in different lines, ensuring a close rhythmic connection.; The deliberate rhyming of a falling rhythm word (trochee) with another falling rhythm word: Never and Clever.
Additional Notes
Rhythmic rhyme is a rare term that may refer to rhymes created by words that look or sound alike but also follow a similar metrical or stress pattern, or more broadly, the way rhyme can contribute to the overall rhythm of the poem.
Also Known As
Metric rhyme cadence rhyme rhythmic sound match Cadential rhyme
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