internal rhyme
[ in-tur-nl rahym ]
nounProsody.
a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
a rhyme created by words within two or more lines of a verse.
Origin of internal rhyme
1First 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 SaintsburyEnd-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
prosody rhyme that occurs between words within a verse line
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