rhyme
nounfeminine/ˈʁimɐ/high
ri·ma
Definition
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially at the end of lines of poetry.
The poet used a perfect rhyme between 'love' and 'dove'.
Rhyme adds musicality to the verse.
Common collocations
perfect rhymerhyme schemeinternal rhyme
Idiomatic expressions
- rhyme or reason (logic or sense)
Etymology
Do latim 'rhythmus', do grego 'rhythmos' (ritmo, medida).