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slant rhyme

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noun Prosody.

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

Also called half rhyme, imperfect rhyme, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme.

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Related Words for half-rhyme

poem, poetry, verse, cadence, rhythm, tune, song, beat, couplet, poesy, meter, harmony, measure, ode, doggerel, rune, alliteration

British Dictionary definitions for half-rhyme

half-rhyme

noun

a rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not identical, such as years and yoursSee consonance (def. 2)

slant rhyme

noun

prosody another term for half-rhyme

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