internal rhyme

in·ter·nal rhyme

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Definitions of internal rhyme words

noun internal rhyme a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse. 1
noun internal rhyme a rhyme created by words within two or more lines of a verse. 1
noun internal rhyme rhyme that occurs between words within a verse line 0
noun internal rhyme rhyming of words, within a poem, of which at least one word does not fall at the end of a line 0
noun internal rhyme The rhyming of words (in modern English poetry) or of stressed syllables (in old Germanic poetry) within the same line of a verse. 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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