- tail-rhyme stanza
- noun
also tail-rhymed stanza \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\
: a stanza consisting of rhymed couplets or triplets with tails that rhyme with each other
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tail-rhyme stanza
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