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internal rhyme

[ in-tur-nl rahym ]

noun

, Prosody.
  1. a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
  2. a rhyme created by words within two or more lines of a verse.


internal rhyme

noun

  1. prosody rhyme that occurs between words within a verse line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of internal rhyme1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

As is natural to a novice, he rather exaggerates his liberties, especially in the cases where the internal rhyme seduces him.

End-rhyme has been used occasionally; internal rhyme, sporadically.

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