02-22-2012, 10:43 PM
I don't think repetition is a rhyme and neither does the dictionary. It is like saying the thing that is being reflected is a reflection. So this time I'm afraid I will have to disagree with Leanne. I do agree with her on one point, such "rhyming" should not be encouraged regardless of what you call it.
Dale
ps If someone has access to an unabridged OED I would be happy to see what it has to say on the subject.
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rhyme
[rahym] Origin
rhyme
[rahym] Show IPA noun, verb, rhymed, rhym·ing.
noun
1.
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
2.
a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind.
3.
verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines.
Dale
ps If someone has access to an unabridged OED I would be happy to see what it has to say on the subject.
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rhyme
[rahym] Origin
rhyme
[rahym] Show IPA noun, verb, rhymed, rhym·ing.
noun
1.
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
2.
a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind.
3.
verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines.
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.