what is it called when a rhyme does not match entirely?

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what is it called when a rhyme does not match entirely?

(example- air, cares, face, disgraced, new truth)?

2007-09-18 18:01:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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assonance
off rhyme
n.
A partial or imperfect rhyme, often using assonance or consonance only, as in dry and died or grown and moon. Also called half rhyme, near rhyme, oblique rhyme, slant rhyme.

2007-09-18 18:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by eisneun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Usually called a 'near rhyme'.

Certainly is not called 'alliteration', which was a line from 'Educating Rita' !

2007-09-19 01:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

prose

2007-09-19 01:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by science_joe_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋