Refractory Rhymes

Authors

Chris Cole

Abstract

In the February 1976 Word Ways, Maxey Brooke defines rhyme as "the identity in sounds, of the accented vowels of words, usually the last one accented, and of all consonantal and vowel sounds following, with a difference in the sound of the consonants immediately preceding the accented vowels." Masculine rhymes have the final syllable accented, feminine rhymes have the penultimate syllable accented; and triple rhymes have the third-from-last syllable accented. Rhymes with the following consonants somewhat different are called vowel rhyme or assonance; rhymes with identical consonant sounds but slightly different vowel sounds are called off rhyme, sour rhyme, analyzed rhyme or consonance.

Recommended Citation

Cole, Chris (1990) "Refractory Rhymes," Word Ways: Vol. 23 : Iss. 4 , Article 6.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol23/iss4/6