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Rimed ends

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

Poetry in which end rhymes occur consistently at the close of each line, forming predictable or patterned sonic closures.

Detailed Definition
Rimed ends refer to the terminal words of poetic lines that share identical or similar sounds according to a structured rhyme scheme; this foundational technique creates sonic unity, aids memorability, and can reinforce thematic connections or emotional contrasts between linked lines in traditional and formal verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
A line of verse where a multi-syllable word is used as an end-rhyme, but only the final two syllables are used to create the rhyme, such as: river and never.; Rhyming a word with its identical, multi-syllable twin (e.g., masterpiece and masterpiece), though this is more of an identical rhyme.; A rhyming pair where the first word is a common noun and the second is an adjective that ends with the same sounds, e.g., window and slow.; The use of a double or triple rhyme where the final syllables of the words match perfectly: merrily and cheerily.
Additional Notes
Rimed ends simply refers to the rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem; it is the most common form of rhyme scheme, but the term can also refer to a poem where only the final words rhyme and not any internal words.
Also Known As
Rhymed ends terminal rhyme end-rhyme
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