Rhyme

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Using two or more words whose last syllables sound the same

Techniques

end rhyme

rhyming couplets

singular or masculine rhyme

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where the stressed syllables of words rhyme e.g. 'bright/night'

half rhyme

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a partial rhyme e.g. 'eye/symmetry'

Uses

regular verse

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regular rhyme scheme

free verse

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irregular use of rhyme

blank verse

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no rhyme at all

Effects

creates patterns in poem

emphasises the rhyming words

humour