What is rhyme?
Q: What is rhyme?
A: Rhyme is when words sound the same or similar in their endings, often used in poems and song lyrics.
Q: What are examples of rhyme?
A: Examples of rhyme can be found in folk songs, children's songs, nursery rhymes, and other types of poetry.
Q: What are exact rhymes?
A: Exact rhymes are words that have the same sounds except for the first sound. For example, pay/day/way/say/may/bay/play/pray/stay would be exact rhymes.
Q: What are sight rhymes?
A: Sight rhymes are words that look like they should rhyme but don't actually sound alike when spoken aloud. They're more common in poetry meant to be read than in songs or verse meant to be sung or spoken aloud and heard by listeners.
Q: Can a rhyme consist of more than one word?
A: Yes, a rhyme can consist of more than one word. An example is Rondeau by James Henry Leigh Hunt which has two-word rhymes such as met and get, sad and add, health and wealth.
Q: Are there poets who choose not to use any type of rhyming scheme?
A: Yes, some poets choose to avoid using any kind of rhyming scheme at all and instead write blank verse or free verse which does not contain any type of rhyming pattern.
