monorhymes
Same-sound line endings
Monorhymes are lines of verse that all end with the same rhyme sound.
A poem written in monorhyme uses one rhyme throughout an entire stanza or the whole work: The monorhymes grew tedious after the third stanza.
The form appears in various traditions, from medieval Latin hymns to Arabic poetry, where sustaining a single rhyme demonstrates technical skill.
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
pronunciation · phonetics · alliteration · echo · resonance · tone · homophone
Two successive verse lines
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- limerickComedic five-line poem
- quatrainFour-line poetic unit
refrain · ballad · sonnet · ode · lyric · meter · doggerel · jingle
Act of redoing
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- uniformityState of being identical
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
assonance
Vowel sound repetition
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
syllable · pronunciation · phonetics · alliteration · echo · resonance · tone · homophone
couplet
Two successive verse lines
quatrain · refrain · ballad · sonnet · ode · lyric · meter · doggerel · jingle
repetition
Act of redoing
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- uniformityState of being identical
consistency · pattern · monotony · predictability · singularity