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vocalic 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

Rhyme depending solely on vowel sounds rather than full phonetic match

Detailed Definition
Vocalic rhyme, also known as assonance-based rhyme, occurs when words share identical vowel sounds but differ in consonants (e.g., “lake” and “fate”); this imperfect rhyme offers musical flexibility while maintaining sonic cohesion, common in slant-rhyme traditions and modern free verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Fate” and “gate” rhyming through vowel and consonant match; “Blue” and “true” sharing /uː/; “Sing” and “ring” with /ɪŋ/; “Might” and “sight” with /aɪt/
Additional Notes
Vocalic rhyme: A type of assonance where the rhyme is solely dependent on the repetition of the stressed vowel sound, without the matching of the final consonant sounds (e.g., day and fate); a form of near rhyme.
Also Known As
Assonance Vocalic repetition Vowel rhyme Assonantal rhyme
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