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• off rhyme — n. another term for near rhyme …   Useful english dictionary

• Rhyme — A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word rhyme may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• Off-centered rhyme — An off centered rhyme is a rhyme scheme characterized by placing rhyming words or syllables in unexpected places in a given line. This is sometimes called a misplaced rhyme scheme, or a Spoken Word rhyme style. It is an awkward rhyme scheme where …   Wikipedia

• Rhyme & Reason — Infobox Album | Name = Rhyme Reason Type = Album Artist = Missing Persons Released = 1984 Recorded = Genre = New wave Length = 40:16 Label = Capitol Records Producer = Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

• rhyme off — verb To list or recite quickly. Say, that was quite a list of expenses Heffering rhymed off. Syn: rattle off, reel off …   Wiktionary

• Half rhyme — or slant rhyme, sometimes called sprung, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, off rhyme or imperfect rhyme, is consonance on the final consonants of the words involved (e.g. ill with shell). Many half/slant rhymes are also eye rhymes. Half/slant rhyme is… …   Wikipedia

• near rhyme — n. rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly. Also called off rhyme …   Useful english dictionary

• rattle off — verb To list or recite quickly. When I suggested it, he promptly rattled off a dozen reasons that it wouldnt work. Syn: reel off, rhyme off …   Wiktionary

• An Introduction to Rhyme — (ISBN 1 85725 124 5) is a book by Peter Dale which was published by Agenda/Bellew in 1998. The first chapter gives a detailed and comprehensive categorization of forty types of rhyme available in English.Traditional Pure RhymeDale identifies the… …   Wikipedia

• Mind Rhyme — is a kind of substitution rhyme similar to rhyming slang, but it is less codified. In mind rhyme, an intended word remains unsaid, and is “heard” only in the listener’s mind. For instance, in this traditional example: Roses are red and ready for… …   Wikipedia