end rhyme

Commonly used in poetry, 'end rhyme' enhances the musical quality and structure of verses.

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Definition

B2Poetry

(literary)A rhyme that occurs in the final words or syllables of lines in a poem.

Example

  • The poet used end rhyme to create a pleasing rhythm in the stanza.
  • In the poem, 'sky' and 'high' form an end rhyme.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "end rhyme":

rhyme outperfect rhymehalf rhymerhyme uprhyme offimperfect rhymerhyme royalend offend lineon end