"monorhyme" - 1 õppematerjal

Rhyme and stanza

Eye-rhyme ­ contains identical letters while vowels are pronounced differently ­ farm-warm. Internal rhyme ­ occurs within a poetic line. Head rhyme ­ connects the end of a line with the beginning of the next one by similar sound combinations. Couplet rhyme ­ 2 lines are rhythmically linked by the final rhyme: a a. Cross rhyme ­ rhyming combination: a b a b. Frame rhyme - rhyming combination: a b b a. Triple rhyme - rhyming combination: a a a. Monorhyme - rhyming combination: a a a a. Stanza is compositional pattern of the poem. Typically English stanzas: 1. The heroic couplet ­ 2 iambic (x /) pentametres (5 feet), rhyming: aa bb cc. 2. The ballad stanza ­ 4 lines of iambic tetrametres (4 feet) & trimetres (3 feet): a b c b. 3. The Spenserian stanza ­ 9 lines: 8 iambic pentametres followed by 1 iambic hexametre (6 feet): a b a b b c b c c. 4. Ottava rima ­ 8 iambic pentametres (5 feet): a b a b a b c c. 5