Rhyme in Historical Poetry

Perfect rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound and the same consonant sound at the end of the word.

Slant rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound but different consonant sounds at the end of the word.

Eye rhyme is when two words are spelled the same but pronounced differently.

Masculine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a word.

Feminine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a word and the following syllable.

Internal rhyme is when the rhyme occurs within a line of poetry.

External rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry.

A rhyming couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that rhyme.

A terza rima is a three-line stanza in which the first and third lines rhyme and the second line rhymes with the first and third lines of the following stanza.

A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme.

A ballad is a narrative poem that tells a story in a simple, direct style.

An epic poem is a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero or a group of heroes.

A mock epic is a poem that imitates the style and structure of an epic poem but uses a humorous or satirical tone.

A didactic poem is a poem that teaches a moral or ethical lesson.

A pastoral poem is a poem that describes the beauty of the countryside and the simple life of shepherds and farmers.