rhymeless
Lacking sonic echoes
Rhymeless describes verse or words that lack rhyme.
Most often applied to poetry that abandons traditional rhyme schemes: The poem's rhymeless lines felt stark and modern.
Can also describe a word that has no rhyming partner in English, like orange or silver.
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- free versePoetry without fixed structure
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
- prose poetryLiterary hybrid, lyrical sentences
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
meter · rhythm · syllabic · sprung rhythm · enjambment · caesura · lineation · stanza
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- rebelAuthority defier
- outlierDistant data point
- eccentricUnconventional in character
misfit · bohemian · avant-garde · unorthodox · contrarian · renegade · dissident · anomaly
blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- free versePoetry without fixed structure
- assonanceVowel sound repetition
- prose poetryLiterary hybrid, lyrical sentences
cadence · meter · rhythm · syllabic · sprung rhythm · enjambment · caesura · lineation · stanza · couplet
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- rebelAuthority defier
- outlierDistant data point
eccentric · misfit · bohemian · avant-garde · unorthodox · contrarian · renegade · dissident · anomaly · irregular
orange
Citrus with segments
wolf · eighth · breadth · depth · twelfth · scarce · filmed · angst · pint · gulf