Rhyme

Rhyme

A rhyme (sometimes spelt rime) 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.

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Famous quotes containing the word rhyme:

    “I could not get a rhyme for roman
    And was obliged to call him woman.”
    —Marjory Fleming (1803–1811)

    “Come, fix upon me that accusing eye.
    I thirst for accusation. All that was sung.
    All that was said in Ireland is a lie
    Breed out of the contagion of the throng,
    Saving the rhyme rats hear before they die.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “The rhyme of the poet
    Modulates the king’s affairs.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)