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half rhyme

half rhyme
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf rahym]
    • /hæf, hɑf raɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf rahym]
    • /hæf, hɑf raɪm/

Definitions of half rhyme words

  • noun half rhyme rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. 1
  • noun half rhyme An imperfect rhyme in which the final (coda) consonants of stressed syllables (and, in modern English poetry, any following syllables to the end of the words) are identical in sound, but the vowels of the stressed syllables are not. 0
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Parts of speech for Half rhyme

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Half rhyme

half rhyme popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for half rhyme

noun half rhyme

  • poem — a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
  • poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
  • verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
  • cadence — The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
  • rhythm — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
All 21 Synonyms of half rhyme

Antonyms for half rhyme

noun half rhyme

  • prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Just one Antonym for half rhyme

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