feminine rhyme
a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme ), as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme ), as in fortunate, importunate.
Origin of feminine rhyme
1- Also called female rhyme.
Words Nearby feminine rhyme
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How to use feminine rhyme in a sentence
To Thibaud is said to be due the introduction of the feminine rhyme into French poetry—a metrical variation of capital importance.
French Classics | William Cleaver WilkinsonThe three-foot line has naturally in most instances a masculine ending, but lines also occasionally occur with feminine rhyme.
A History of English Versification | Jakob Schipper
British Dictionary definitions for feminine rhyme
prosody a rhyme between words in which one, two, or more unstressed syllables follow a stressed one, as in elation, nation or merrily, verily: Compare masculine rhyme
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