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rime

rime

1 8.2
The same ending sounds in two or more lines of a poem
  • noun
  • /raɪm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : rima
  • The children's nursery rhymes often feature simple rime patterns.

Examples

  • In this poem, the rime adds a playful tone to the verses.

  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

    Tusk (2014)

  • I felt like the detained wedding guest in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Furthermore, the novel sets the stage for the performance of the art which, like the tale in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," casts the spell upon the reader.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Ever since Samuel Taylor Coleridge published The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in 1798, the albatross has represented a burden one must bear.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Jayne illustrates literary misrepresentations in texts such as Heart of Darkness, Hamlet, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," and "Young Goodman Brown."

    Academic text (1993)

  • Many famous poets use rime to create musicality in their work.

Synonyms

rhyme
vsrime
36 1.4

A matching of sounds at the ends of lines in a poem

is the same meaning but is an alternative spelling

How Exact

perfect rhyme
  • Literature
1 4.8
rime
  • Archaic
1 8.2
assonance
  • Literature
1 8.8

Surface Forms

rime singular
rimes plural

Etymology

Rime (the matching end sound in poetry) is an older spelling of rhyme, coming from old French and Latin words for a 'line' or 'rhythm', so it keeps the idea of lines that match in sound at the end.