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Supporting 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 secondary rhyme that reinforces or complements the dominant rhyme pattern, often appearing in refrains, internal lines, or alternate positions to enhance cohesion.

Detailed Definition
Supporting rhyme refers to internal or slant rhymes that reinforce but do not dominate a poem’s primary rhyme scheme, adding sonic cohesion without dictating structure; these auxiliary rhymes may link phrases within lines or echo across stanzas, creating a web of sound that enhances unity and resonance, as in Wilfred Owen’s use of para-rhyme (“hall/hell”) to underscore thematic dissonance beneath surface harmony.
Example
Example in poetry:
Supporting rhyme links secondary ideas through sound: Internal rhymes like “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain”; Slant rhymes (“prove”/“love”) that support without perfect match; Feminine rhymes (“motion”/“ocean”) adding musicality; Cross-stanza rhymes that echo earlier sounds for cohesion.
Additional Notes
Supporting rhyme|A rhyme, often internal or partial, that is used to reinforce the main end-rhyme structure of a stanza, adding texture and cohesion to the sound.
Also Known As
Auxiliary rhyme Supporting rhyme scheme Secondary rhyme helping rhyme
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