rhymed
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Having corresponding sounds, especially at the end of words: Describes words, lines of poetry, or verse that end with the same or similar sounds.
Usage
The adjective "rhymed" is used to describe language, typically poetry or song lyrics, where the final stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical in two or more words. It is the opposite of "unrhymed" or "blank" verse.
Examples
- The poet wrote a simple rhymed couplet for the greeting card.
- "Cat" and "hat" are a pair of rhymed words.
- The song's rhymed lyrics made it easy to remember.
- He prefers rhymed poetry to free verse.
Advanced Usage
- Perfect/True Rhyme: The most common type, where the final stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical (e.g., and , and ).
- Slant/Imperfect Rhyme: A type of rhyme where the sounds are similar but not identical (e.g., and ). While "rhymed" often implies perfect rhyme, it can sometimes be used more loosely to include near rhymes, especially in modern poetry.
- Internal Rhyme: Rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse (e.g., "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"). A line can contain internal rhyme while also being part of a larger rhymed stanza.
Variants and Related Words
- Rhyme (noun/verb): The correspondence of sound itself, or the act of creating such correspondence.
- Noun: "The poem has a consistent rhyme scheme."
- Verb: "Can you think of a word to rhyme with 'orange'?"
- Rhyming (adjective/present participle): Functionally similar to "rhymed," often used attributively (e.g., , ).
- Unrhymed (adjective): Lacking rhyme; not rhymed.
Synonyms
- Riming
- Rhyming
Antonyms
- Unrhymed
- Blank (as in blank verse)
- Rhymeless
Related Phrases
- Rhyme scheme: The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or stanza, often described using letters (e.g., ABAB).
- Rhymed verse: Poetry that consistently uses end-rhymes according to a pattern, as opposed to free verse.
Adjective
- having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
- rhymed verse
- rhyming words