internal rhyme

[ in-tur-nl rahym ]

nounProsody.
  1. a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.

  2. a rhyme created by words within two or more lines of a verse.

Origin of internal rhyme

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby internal rhyme

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How to use internal rhyme in a sentence

  • As is natural to a novice, he rather exaggerates his liberties, especially in the cases where the internal rhyme seduces him.

    Sir Walter Scott | George Saintsbury
  • End-rhyme has been used occasionally; internal rhyme, sporadically.

    Beowulf | Release Date: July 19, 2005 [EBook #16328]

British Dictionary definitions for internal rhyme

internal rhyme

noun
  1. prosody rhyme that occurs between words within a verse line

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