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Definition of eye rhyme in English: eye rhymenoun A similarity between words in spelling but not in pronunciation, for example love and move. Example sentencesExamples - Many older English poems contain rhymes that were originally true or full rhymes, but as read by modern readers are now eye rhymes.
- Thus, an eye rhyme is just a traditional rhyme in which the past identity on which the rhyme is based is preserved in the spelling.
- Sound/wound: is this a full sonic rhyme or an eye rhyme?
Definition of eye rhyme in US English: eye rhymenounˈī ˌrīm A similarity between words in spelling but not in pronunciation, e.g., love and move. Example sentencesExamples - Sound/wound: is this a full sonic rhyme or an eye rhyme?
- Many older English poems contain rhymes that were originally true or full rhymes, but as read by modern readers are now eye rhymes.
- Thus, an eye rhyme is just a traditional rhyme in which the past identity on which the rhyme is based is preserved in the spelling.
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