rhyme

rhyme (ENG N) (Fr. rime) The repetition of the vowel and closing consonant sounds of a stressed syllable, along with any unstressed syllable(s) which may follow. Rhyme may occur within lines of poetry, as well as in its traditional place at the ends of lines. French poetry has categories of rhyme, typically described thus: rime riche — three identical sounds — (éclaire – crépusculaire); rime suffisante — two identical sounds — (fier – hier); rime pauvre — one identical sound — (beauté – parlé)…