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what are some other words that describe verses?

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RHYME
In the specific sense, a type of echoing which utilizes a correspondence of sound in the final accented vowels and all that follows of two or more words, but the preceding consonant sounds must differ, as in the words, bear and care. In a poetic sense, however, rhyme refers to a close similarity of sound as well as an exact correspondence; it includes the agreement of vowel sounds in assonance and the repetition of consonant sounds in consonance and alliteration. Usually, but not always, rhymes occur at the ends of lines.

Sidelight: Originally rime, the spelling was changed due to the influence of its popular, but erroneous, association with the Latin word, rhythmus. Many purists continue to use rime as the proper spelling of the word.

Sidelight: Differences as well as identity in sound echoes between words contribute to the euphonic effect, stimulate intellectual appreciation, provide a powerful mnemonic device, and serve to unify a poem. Also, rhymes often serve to heighten the significance of the words. Terms like near rhyme, half rhyme, and perfect rhyme function to distinguish between the types of rhyme without prejudicial intent and should not be interpreted as expressions of value.

Sidelight: Early examples of English poetry used alliterative verse instead of rhyme. The use of rhyme in the end words of verse originally arose to compensate for the sometimes unsatisfactory quality of rhythm within the lines; variations in the patterns of rhyme schemes then became functional in defining diverse stanza forms, such as, ottava rima, rhyme royal, terza rima, the Spenserian stanza and others. Rhyme schemes are also significant factors in the definitions of whole poems, such as ballade, limerick, rondeau, sonnet, triolet and villanelle.

(See Close Rhyme, End Rhyme, Feminine Rhyme, Internal Rhyme, Masculine Rhyme)

(See also Broken rhyme, Disyllabic Rhyme, Mosaic Rhyme, Sight Rhyme, Triple Rhyme)

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Originally posted by Richard English:
Of course, much modern poetry doesn't use rhyme at all.

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"Near rhymes" make me suspect the poet didn't work hard enough in his or her search for the precise words with which to express the meaning he or she is trying to express.

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
While it pains me to do so (), CJ, I must disagree with you.
It doesn't pain you to disagree with me, Kalleh. You delight in it!

I refer you back to one of my earlier limericks that you graded as "incomplete" because I "rhymed" "words" with "girls". I liked that limerick a lot. The meter was right, the words were fun ("Asa", "cabeza" "cerveza"), and I liked the alliteration of "peppers" with and "dappers" with, as well as the content. My "ir" in "words" and "girls" sufficed for me.
I also liked that limerick a lot. That why I felt that, instead of just tossing it out, it deserved to be sent back to the shop for a slight repair. That limerick was like a Rolls Royce with a bad paint job - everything about it is first rate except for the finish which the first and, ultimately, only thing that catches your eye.

Yet, many of the double dactyls, and I won't pick them out specifically, really don't work. The meter, especially with the names and sometimes with the 6-syllable words, is often wrong. Now, to me, _that_ is a fatal mistake.
Amen! Amen! Amen!!

Yet, others praise them (and you'll notice I wasn't one of them!)and overlook that aspect.
When the double dactyl thread took off, I really regretted having declared myself King of the limerick thread since the DDs are so much more challenging and, therefore, enjoyable. And yes, while there is always some "wiggle room" with limericks, DOUBLE DACTYLS HAVE TO BE PRECISELY CORRECT or they're not DDs. A DD with a 7-syllable line is like a 3-minute egg that's been cooked for half an hour. By definition, it just doesn't work!

Therefore, it is really is a matter of individual taste, in the end.
With rhymes, etc., yes. With structure, Never! In some respects I will go to my grave proudly wearing the lable of "pedant" but that's just me.

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Replying, we
------------ sing
As one indi-
--------- vidual,
As I find I'm a
-------------- king,
To my kingdom I
--------------- bid you all.
I'm aware you
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To pavilions and
----------- palaces,
But you'll find I
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Your Republican
------------- fallacies.

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Originally posted by arnie:
In British English "fallacies" rhymed with "palaces" doesn't raise an eyebrow. They are pronounced so similarly that they would be counted as a full rhyme.

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are they pronounced as palaseeze/falaseeze or as palasuz/falasuz?

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