Terms

Types of Rhymes/ Reference

• Although I will be gradually adding to my own list, Enchanted Poetry has an excellent page listing a number of types of rhymes

Cross rhyme

• When a syllable at the end of one line rhymes with a word in the middle of a line before or after it
• Examples

The sound flung on the air

The song is sung

Found at Enchanted Poetry by Lady Kathleen

Feminine rhyme

• A rhyme that matches 2 or more syllables
  • For example, 2 syllable words that rhyme
• Final syllable is unstressed
• Also Known As: Double rhyme
• Examples
  • passion-fashion
  • treasure-pleasure
  • painted-tainted

Light Rhyme

• Rhymes an accented syllable with an unaccented syllable
• Examples
  • distress / angriness
  • west / conquest