Feminine rhyme

(thing) by Socialist Wolf Sat Apr 14 2001 at 6:01:44
The form of rhyme where the rhyming end-line syllable is unstressed. i.e.

Happy field or mossy cavern
Choicer than the Mermaid Tavern

Occurs in Thochaic and Dactylic meters. Is the opposite of masculine rhyme.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:37:55

Feminine rhyme. Pros.

See Female rhyme, under Female, a.

Syn. -- See Female, a.

 

© Webster 1913.

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