end rhyme
Line-closing sound match
End rhyme is the most common type of rhyme in poetry, where the final syllables or words of two or more lines share the same or similar sounds.
This is the rhyme most people think of when they hear the word—cat and hat, moon and June.
It creates a sense of closure at line endings and helps establish a poem's rhythm and structure.
End rhyme contrasts with internal rhyme, where rhyming words appear within a single line.
Two successive verse lines
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- limerickComedic five-line poem
- balladNarrative poem or song
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
sestet · octave · tercet · stanza · refrain · verse · ode · haiku
Device that measures usage
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
foot · iamb · trochee · anapest · dactyl · spondee · syllable · scansion
Melodic bell sound
- echoReflected sound wave
- ringClosed curve shape
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
consonance · assonance · repetition · correspondence · similarity · matching · pairing · agreement
couplet
Two successive verse lines
quatrain · sestet · octave · tercet · stanza · refrain · verse · ode · haiku · villanelle
meter
Device that measures usage
stress · foot · iamb · trochee · anapest · dactyl · spondee · syllable · scansion · accentuation
chime
Melodic bell sound
harmony · consonance · assonance · repetition · correspondence · similarity · matching · pairing · agreement · concord
end rhymeinternal rhyme
Matching sounds mid-verse
blank verse · free verse · alliteration · prose · assonance