Perfect rhyme—also called full rhyme, exact rhyme,[1] or true rhyme—is a form of rhyme between two words or phrases, satisfying the following conditions:[2][3]
The stressed vowel sound in both words must be identical, as well as any subsequent sounds. For example, the words "trouble" and "bubble" (from Shakespeare's Macbeth) form a perfect rhyme.[4][5]
The onset of the stressed syllable in the words must differ. For example, "bean" and "green" is a perfect rhyme, while "leave" and "believe" is not.
Word pairs that satisfy the first condition but not the second (such as the aforementioned "leave" and "believe") are technically identities (also known as identical rhymes or identicals). Homophones, being words of different meaning but identical pronunciation, are an example of identical rhyme.[3]
"Sprung rhyme" redirects here. Not to be confused with Sprung rhythm.
Half rhyme or imperfect rhyme, sometimes called near-rhyme, lazy rhyme, or slant rhyme, is a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds. In most instances, either the vowel segments are different while the consonants are identical, or vice versa. This type of rhyme is also called approximate rhyme, inexact rhyme, imperfect rhyme (in contrast to perfect rhyme), off rhyme, analyzed rhyme, suspended rhyme, or sprung rhyme.[6][7][8][9]
Half rhyme is often used, along with assonance, in rap music. This can be used to avoid rhyming clichés (e.g., rhyming "knowledge" with "college") or obvious rhymes, and gives the writer greater freedom and flexibility in forming lines of verse. Additionally, some words have no perfect rhyme in English, necessitating the use of slant rhyme.[11] The use of half rhyme may also enable the construction of longer multisyllabic rhymes than otherwise possible.[12]
In the following lines from the song "N.Y. State of Mind" by rapper Nas, the author uses half rhyme in a complex cross rhyme pattern:
And be prosperous, though we live dangerous Cops could just arrest me, blamin' us, we're held like hostages
Unconventional exceptions
Children's nursery rhyme This Little Piggy displays an unconventional case of slant rhyme. "Home" is rhymed with "none".
This little piggy stayed (at) home...this little piggy had none.
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^Alexander Bain (1867). English Composition and Rhetoric. New York: D. Appleton and company. pp. 290.
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Perfect rhyme also called full rhyme exact rhyme 1 or true rhyme is a form of rhyme between two words or phrases satisfying the following conditions 2 3 The stressed vowel sound in both words must be identical as well as any subsequent sounds For example the words trouble and bubble from Shakespeare s Macbeth form a perfect rhyme 4 5 The onset of the stressed syllable in the words must differ For example bean and green is a perfect rhyme while leave and believe is not Word pairs that satisfy the first condition but not the second such as the aforementioned leave and believe are technically identities also known as identical rhymes or identicals Homophones being words of different meaning but identical pronunciation are an example of identical rhyme 3 Contents 1 Imperfect rhyme 1 1 Use in popular music 1 1 1 Rock and punk 1 1 2 Hip hop and rap 1 2 Unconventional exceptions 2 See also 3 General and cited references 4 CitationsImperfect rhyme Edit Sprung rhyme redirects here Not to be confused with Sprung rhythm Half rhyme or imperfect rhyme sometimes called near rhyme lazy rhyme or slant rhyme is a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds In most instances either the vowel segments are different while the consonants are identical or vice versa This type of rhyme is also called approximate rhyme inexact rhyme imperfect rhyme in contrast to perfect rhyme off rhyme analyzed rhyme suspended rhyme or sprung rhyme 6 7 8 9 Use in popular music Edit Rock and punk Edit In the 1977 song God Save the Queen by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols the authors create a rhyme with the lines God save the queen and the fascist regime 10 Hip hop and rap Edit See also Rapping Rhyme Half rhyme is often used along with assonance in rap music This can be used to avoid rhyming cliches e g rhyming knowledge with college or obvious rhymes and gives the writer greater freedom and flexibility in forming lines of verse Additionally some words have no perfect rhyme in English necessitating the use of slant rhyme 11 The use of half rhyme may also enable the construction of longer multisyllabic rhymes than otherwise possible 12 In the following lines from the song N Y State of Mind by rapper Nas the author uses half rhyme in a complex cross rhyme pattern And be prosperous though we live dangerousCops could just arrest me blamin us we re held like hostages Unconventional exceptions Edit Children s nursery rhyme This Little Piggy displays an unconventional case of slant rhyme Home is rhymed with none This little piggy stayed at home this little piggy had none In The Hives s song Dead Quote Olympics singer Howlin Pelle Almqvist rhymes idea with library 13 14 This time you really got something it s such a clever idea But it doesn t mean it s good because you found it at the libra ri a The Chuck Berry song Let It Rock 1960 rhymes Alabama with hammer In the heat of the day down in Mobile Alabama Workin on the railroad with a steel drivin hammaSee 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