Rhyme in Lyric Poetry

Perfect rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound and the same consonant sound at the end. In this case, "cat" and "hat" both have the short "a" sound and the "t" sound at the end.

Slant rhyme is when two words have the same vowel sound but different consonant sounds at the end. In this case, "cat" and "cot" both have the short "a" sound, but "cat" ends in a "t" sound and "cot" ends in a "d" sound.

Eye rhyme is when two words are spelled the same but pronounced differently. In this case, "love" and "move" are spelled the same, but "love" is pronounced with a short "u" sound and "move" is pronounced with a long "o" sound.

Masculine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a stressed syllable. In this case, "cat" and "hat" are both stressed on the first syllable, so the rhyme is masculine.

Feminine rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. In this case, "love" and "move" are both stressed on the first syllable, and both have an unstressed syllable at the end, so the rhyme is feminine.

Internal rhyme is when the rhyme occurs within a line of poetry, rather than at the end of a line. In this case, the words "sing" and "song" rhyme within the line "I love to sing a happy song".

End rhyme is when the rhyme occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry. In this case, the words "cat" and "hat" rhyme at the end of the lines "I have a cat" and "It wears a hat".

A rhyming couplet is a pair of lines of poetry that rhyme. In this case, the lines "I have a cat" and "It wears a hat" form a rhyming couplet.

A rhyming quatrain is a four-line stanza of poetry in which the second and fourth lines rhyme. In this case, the lines "I love to sing" and "A happy song" rhyme, forming a rhyming quatrain.

A rhyming sonnet is a 14-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme. The most common rhyme scheme for a rhyming sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, in which the first eight lines rhyme in an alternating pattern, the next four lines rhyme in a different alternating pattern, and the final two lines rhyme.

A free verse poem is a poem that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or meter. In this case, the lines "The tree stands tall" and "Its branches reach for the sky" do not rhyme, so the poem is free verse.

A blank verse poem is a poem that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is a meter in which each line consists of five iambs, which are pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables. In this case, the lines "The tree stands tall" and "Its branches reach for the sky" are both written in iambic pentameter, but they do not rhyme, so the poem is blank verse.

A villanelle is a 19-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and refrain. The rhyme scheme is ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA AB AA, and the refrain is repeated twice at the end of each tercet and once at the end of the quatrain.

A sestina is a 39-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and word order. The rhyme scheme is ABABCC DDEDEFF GGHIJJ, and the six words that end the first six lines are used as the ending words of the following six lines, in a different order each time.

A rondeau is a 13-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and refrain. The rhyme scheme is ABBAA ABBAA ABBAA, and the refrain is repeated twice at the end of the first and second tercets and once at the end of the quatrain.