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Rotational 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 that cycles through a set of sounds in a rotating pattern

Detailed Definition
Rotational rhyme is a complex rhyming pattern in which end sounds shift positions across stanzas in a systematic, often mathematical sequence, creating a kaleidoscopic effect; it appears in intricate forms like the sestina (though sestinas use end-words, not rhymes) or experimental verse exploring permutation.
Example
Example in poetry:
In a sestina, end-words rotate positions across stanzas in rotational rhyme pattern; Algernon Charles Swinburne’s “Sestina” demonstrates strict rotational rhyme; Elizabeth Bishop’s “Sestina” rotates words like “house,” “grandmother,” and “child”; contemporary example: Miller Williams’s “The Shrinking Lonesome Sestina” uses rotational rhyme with diminishing line length.
Additional Notes
Rotational rhyme cycles rhyme sounds through stanzas in a fixed pattern (e.g., sestina); creates intricate musicality and structural unity—related to interwoven rhyme.
Also Known As
Cyclic rhyme revolving end-words rotating pattern sestina rhyme cyclical rhyme Permutational rhyme
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