Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in words, most often used in poetry. Rhymes can be perfect, where the final stressed vowel and all following sounds are the same, or general, where there is some phonetic similarity in the final parts of words. Common types of general rhyme include assonance, where only the vowels match; consonance, where only the consonants match; and half rhyme or slant rhyme, where the final consonants match. Rhyme helps mark metrical structure and line endings in poems, and makes the words more pleasant to hear and easier to remember.

2. A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds
(usually, exactly the same sound) in the final
stressed syllables and any following syllables
of two or more words. Most often, this kind of
perfect rhyming is consciously used for
artistic effect in the final position
of lines within poems or songs. More broadly,
a rhyme may also variously refer to other
types of similar sounds near the ends of two
or more words. Furthermore, the
word rhyme has come to be sometimes used
as a shorthand term for any brief poem,

3. The word derives from Old French rime or ryme,
which might be derived from Old Frankish rīm,
a Germanic term meaning "series, sequence"
attested in Old English (Old
English rīm meaning "enumeration, series,
numeral") and Old High German rīm, ultimately
cognate to Old
Irish rím, Greek ἀριθμός arithmos "number".
Alternatively, the Old French words may derive
from Latin rhythmus, from
Greek ῥυθμός (rhythmos, rhythm).

4. Rhyme partly seems to be enjoyed simply as a
repeating pattern that is pleasant to hear. It
also serves as a powerful mnemonic device,
facilitating memorization. The regular use
of tail rhyme helps to mark off the ends of
lines, thus clarifying the metrical structure for
the listener. As with other poetic techniques,
poets use it to suit their own purposes; for
example William Shakespeare often used a
rhyming couplet to mark off the end of a scene
in a play.

5. TYPES OF RHYME
The word rhyme can be used in a specific
and a general sense. In the specific sense,
two words rhyme if their final stressed
vowel and all following sounds are identical;
two lines of poetry rhyme if their final
strong positions are filled with rhyming
words. A rhyme in the strict sense is also
called a perfect rhyme. Examples
are sight and flight, deign and gain, madness
and sadness, love and dove.

6. General rhymes
In the general sense, general rhyme can refer to
various kinds of phonetic similarity between
words, and to the use of such similar-sounding
words in organizing verse. Rhymes in this
general sense are classified according to the
degree and manner of the phonetic similarity:
syllabic: a rhyme in which the last syllable of
each word sounds the same but does not
necessarily contain stressed vowels.
(cleaver, silver, or pitter, patter; the final
syllable of the words bottle and fiddle is /l/,
a liquid consonant.)

7. assonance: matching vowels. (shake, hate)
Assonance is sometimes referred to as slant
rhymes, along with consonance.
consonance: matching consonants.
(rabies, robbers)
half rhyme (or slant rhyme): matching final
consonants. (hand , lend)
pararhyme: all consonants match. (tick, tock)
alliteration (or head rhyme): matching initial
consonants. (ship, short)

26. Trick or treat,
smell my feet,
give me something
good to eat!
1/6

27. Trick or treat, trick or treat,
Give us something nice to eat.
If you don't, we don't care,
We'll put money in your underwear!
2/6

28. It is the night of Halloween
When all the witches may be seen
Some are fat
Some are thin
And some are as tall as a castor
bean!
3/6

29. Flutter, flutter little bat
How I wonder where you’re at!
Swooping through the darkest night
You find your way without a light.
Flutter, flutter little bat
How I wonder where you’re at!
4/6

30. Jack-o-Lantern, Jack-o-Lantern,
You are such a funny sight.
As you sit there by the window,
Looking out into the night.
You were once a sturdy pumpkin,
growing on a curly vine.
Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,
See your night lights shine. 5/6

31. Witch witch, where do you fly?
Under the clouds and over the sky.
Witch, witch, what do you eat?
Little black apples from Hurricane Street.
Witch, witch, what do you drink?
Vinegar and good red ink.
Witch, witch, where do you sleep?
Up in the clouds where the pillows are cheap.
6/6