slant rhyme

[ slant rahym ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.

slant rhyme

noun

1. See half-rhyme
   prosody another term for half-rhyme

Related Words

• cadence
• poem
• poetry
• rhythm
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