{"id":14977,"date":"2014-05-31T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=14977"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:34:52","slug":"rhyme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/rhyme\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Types of Rhyme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_25CmYhh-CCc\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_25CmYhh-CCc\" data-source-videoID=\"25CmYhh-CCc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"Different Types of Rhyme Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"Different Types of Rhyme\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_25CmYhh-CCc:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_25CmYhh-CCc {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/updated-different-types-of-rhyme-64bea51d874c4.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_25CmYhh-CCc\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_25CmYhh-CCc\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"Different Types of Rhyme\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_25CmYhh-CCc\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_25CmYhh-CCc\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_25CmYhh-CCc\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><script>\nfunction K1D_Function() {\n  var x = document.getElementById(\"K1D\");\n  if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\n    x.style.display = \"block\";\n  } else {\n    x.style.display = \"none\";\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"moc-toc hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\">\n<div><button onclick=\"K1D_Function()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/toc2.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"show or hide table of contents\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"K1D\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#What_is_a_Rhyme\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">What is a Rhyme?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#End_Rhyme\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">End Rhyme<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Internal_Rhyme\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Internal Rhyme<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Eye_Rhyme\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Eye Rhyme<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Masculine_and_Feminine_Rhymes\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Masculine and Feminine Rhymes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Rhyme_Patterns\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Rhyme Patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>\u201cOh! What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We know the famous line from Walter Scott\u2019s poem, \u201cMarmion.\u201d We also understand the words make a rhyme. But what type of rhyme is it?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what we\u2019ll explain during this Mometrix video about rhyme. There are different types of rhyme and how rhyme appears in literature and song. We\u2019ll provide an overview of some of the most standard forms of rhyme and show you examples.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_a_Rhyme\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>What is a Rhyme?<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo let\u2019s start here. What is rhyme?<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, rhyme occurs when two words sound <a class=\"ylist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/synonyms-and-antonyms\/\">alike<\/a>. Moon and Toon. Hat and bat. Bowl and mole. All of those are examples of words that have an ending or a sound that corresponds with each other<\/p>\n<p>Rhyme plays a critical role in poetry. Why? Let\u2019s explore. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"End_Rhyme\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>End Rhyme<\/h2>\n<p>\nRhyme gives <a class=\"ylist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/structural-elements-of-poetry\/\">poetry<\/a> rhythm, patterns that make the words and their meaning easy to remember. Children\u2019s poems are a perfect example of how rhyme works by repeating patterns to facilitate learning.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat kind of rhyme is this? It\u2019s an \u201cend rhyme,\u201d and this leads us into our discussions of the different types of rhyme.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of different types of rhymes. <\/p>\n<p>The end rhyme may be the most common. It occurs when words rhyme at the end of two or more successive lines. Like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Star light, star bright,<br \/>\nFirst star I see tonight,<br \/>\nI wish I may, I wish I might,<br \/>\nHave this wish I wish tonight.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThat\u2019s easy enough to understand. Lots of popular songs use this method, like \u201cTo make you feel my love\u201d by Bob Dylan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">When the rain is blowing in your face.<br \/>\nAnd the whole world is on your case. <br \/>\nI will offer you a warm embrace. <br \/>\nTo make you feel my love.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Internal_Rhyme\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Internal Rhyme<\/h2>\n<p>\nInternal rhymes> are more complicated. Internal rhymes can rhyme in the same line, a separate line, or in the middle and end of a line.  <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at each example. Here\u2019s an example of internal rhyme on the same line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Once upon a midnight <strong>dreary<\/strong>, while I ponder, weak and <strong>weary<\/strong>,<br \/>\nWhile I nodded, nearly <strong>napping<\/strong>, suddenly there came a <strong>tapping<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere\u2019s an example of internal rhyme on a separate line, used in the Beatles&#8217; song, \u201cHey Jude.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Hey Jude, don\u2019t make it <strong>bad<\/strong><br \/>\nTake a <strong>sad<\/strong> song and make it better<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nLet\u2019s look at internal rhyme in the middle and end of a line.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The snowflakes are dancing, floating, and <strong>falling<\/strong>. <br \/>\nThe church bells are <strong>calling<\/strong>, but I will not go.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSo that\u2019s internal rhyme, when the words can rhyme in various parts of a sentence. <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Eye_Rhyme\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Eye Rhyme<\/h2>\n<p>\nHere\u2019s one that\u2019s even more complicated \u2014 the eye rhyme.<\/p>\n<p>Eye rhymes don\u2019t rhyme in the traditional sense because the words don\u2019t sound the same.  But, the words \u201clook\u201d the same.  This line from Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cHamlet\u201d is frequently cited as an example of an eye rhyme due to the visual connection of \u201cflies\u201d and \u201cenemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The great man down, you mark his favorite flies,<br \/>\nThe poor advanced makes friends of enemies.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Masculine_and_Feminine_Rhymes\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Masculine and Feminine Rhymes<\/h2>\n<p>\nRhymes can also be masculine or feminine. What\u2019s the difference? <\/p>\n<p>To understand masculine rhymes, you have to understand the emphasis on words, called stress. Think of it this way. When you put emphasis on a syllable, that part of the word become stressed. In \u201cbecause,\u201d the second syllable, CAUSE, is stressed. Same thing for \u201coverdue.\u201d The third syllable, \u201cDUE,\u201d is stressed. Say it out loud and you\u2019ll see how it works.<\/p>\n<p>So a masculine rhyme is one in which the rhyme is on the final syllable of a word, and the word is stressed. Note that single-syllable words, like dance and arm, are often stressed. <\/p>\n<p>Emily Dickinson used this technique in her poem, \u201cAfter great pain, a formal feeling comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">This is the Hour of Lead \u2013<br \/>\nRemembered, if outlived,<br \/>\nAs Freezing persons, recollect the Snow<br \/>\nFirst \u2013 Chill \u2013 then Stupor \u2013 then the letting go<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nRhymes can also be <strong>feminine<\/strong>, which are two-syllable rhymes in which the last syllable is not stressed.  <\/p>\n<p>Sir Phillip Sydney used the feminine technique when he wrote \u201cDesire.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Within myself to seek my only hire,<br \/>\nDesiring naught but how to kill desire.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThat\u2019s a little about masculine and feminine rhymes. Let\u2019s finish with rhyme patterns.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Rhyme_Patterns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Rhyme Patterns<\/h2>\n<p>\nThere are 15 different rhyme patterns. Rhyme patterns, or schemes, govern a poem\u2019s meter, phrasing, and rhythm. It gives a poem its pace and lyrical quality akin to music. We won\u2019t go over all of the rhyme patterns in this video, but we\u2019ll focus on some of the more popular patterns.<\/p>\n<p>In ABAB patterns, the first and third lines and second and fourth lines rhyme. Here\u2019s an example from Robert Frost and his poem, \u201cNeither out far nor in deep.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The people along the sand<br \/>\nAll turn and look one way.<br \/>\nThey turn their back on the land.<br \/>\nThey look at the sea all day.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou can see the first and third lines, \u201csand and land,\u201d and the second and fourth lines, \u201cway and day,\u201d rhyme.<\/p>\n<p>In AABB patterns, called \u201crhyming couplets\u201d the first two \u2018A\u2019 lines rhyme, and then the second two \u2018B\u2019 lines follow suit. Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cSongs of the Witches,\u201d from Macbeth, uses this method. <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Double, double toil and trouble;<br \/>\nFire burn and caldron bubble.<br \/>\nFillet of a fenny snake,<br \/>\nIn the caldron boil and bake;<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs you can see, the first and second lines rhyme, as do the third and fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at one more.<\/p>\n<p>The AAAA poem structure, called a monorhyme, results in the last word of every line containing a similar rhyme. A single passage, one stanza, or an entire poem can be written in the monorhyme form.  Let\u2019s take a look at Marie Summers\u2019 poem \u201cNight Storm\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">It came in a winter\u2019s night,<br \/>\na fierce cold with quite a bite.<br \/>\nFrosted wind with all its might<br \/>\nsent ice and snow an invite<br \/>\nto layer earth in pure white.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThose are just a few of the rhyming patterns that authors use to create these wonderful works.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\nSo that\u2019s our look at rhyme, a complicated subject that gives life to many different types of written art, but especially poetry.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this overview was helpful. <\/p>\n<p>See you guys next time!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"citelist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywritingtips.com\/types-of-rhyme\/\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cTypes of Rhyme.\u201d n.d.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/rhyme-scheme\/\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cRhyme Scheme &#8211; Examples and Definition of Rhyme Scheme.\u201d Literary Devices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/education.seattlepi.com\/rhythm-rhyme-important-poems-6546.html\"target=\"_blank\">Farnen, Karen . \u201cWhy Are Rhythm &#038; Rhyme Important in Poems?\u201d Seattlepi.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/examples.yourdictionary.com\/examples-of-internal-rhyme.html\"target=\"_blank\">Gorm, Mary, and y White Staff Writer. n.d. \u201cExamples of Internal Rhyme in Poetry and Lyrics.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/literarydevices.net\/rhyme\/\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cRhyme &#8211; Examples and Definition of Rhyme.\u201d Literary Devices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/masculine-rhyme-4126538\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cAll You Need to Know about Masculine Rhyme.\u201d ThoughtCo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/47651\/after-great-pain-a-formal-feeling-comes-372\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cPoetry Foundation.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/feminine-rhyme\"target=\"_blank\">\u201cFeminine Rhyme Definition &#038; Meaning.\u201d n.d. 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