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tail rhyme — ▪ poetry also called tailed rhyme a verse form in which rhymed lines such as couplets or triplets are followed by a tail a line of different (usually shorter) length that does not rhyme with the couplet or triplet. In a tail rhyme stanza… … Universalium
tail rhyme — noun also tailed rhyme : a verse form in which rhymed lines (as couplets or triplets) are followed by a line of different usually shorter length which does not rhyme with the couplet or triplet * * * tail rhyme or tailed rhyme noun A verse form… … Useful english dictionary
tail-rhyme romances — A tail rhyme stanza might take many forms, but most typically it consists of a rhyming pair of long lines followed by a shorter line (the “tail”). The three line pattern is repeated, with the third lines rhyming, to form a six line stanza… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
tail-rhyme stanza — noun also tail rhymed stanza ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : a stanza consisting of rhymed couplets or triplets with tails that rhyme with each other … 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
rhyme — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, accord, alba, alliterate, alliteration, anacreontic, assonance, assonate, balada, ballad, ballade, beat … Moby Thesaurus
tail-rhymed stanza — noun see tail rhyme stanza … Useful english dictionary
tailed rhyme — variant of rhyme * * * tail rhyme or tailed rhyme noun A verse form in which two or more rhymed lines are followed by a shorter line that does not rhyme with the others • • • Main Entry: ↑tail … Useful english dictionary
Internal rhyme — In poetry, internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme which occurs in a single line of verse.Internal rhyme occurs in the middle of a line, as in these lines from Coleridge, In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud or Whiles all the night through fog… … Wikipedia
Mare's-tail — n. 1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse s tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See {Cloud}. [1913 Webster] Mackerel sky and mare s tails Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An aquat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
