Incomplete rhymes derive from certain modifications of full rhymes. Incomplete Vowel rhymes require identical vowels, whereas consonants are different: world - serve, bulb - skull, pen - best. The same principle is observed in Consonant rhymes consisting of identical consonants and dissimilar vowels: blood - blade, love - live, crisp grasp. These rhymes are sometimes referred to as partial rhymes or pararhymes. Compound rhymes are made up of two or more words, united by a single stress, that reproduce the sound form of a correlated word: women - two men, adorer - before her. Compound rhymes are mainly employed to evoke a humourous response. They also add a colloquial touch to the text. A peculiar property of English rhymes is eye-rhyme. It contains identical letters while vowel sounds are pronounced differently: love - grove, farm - warm, flames - Thames
Thus, incomplete Vowel rhymes require identical vowels, whereas consonants are different, as in: world - serve, bulb - skull, pen - best, storm - mourn, balm - path. The reserve principle is observed in Consonant rhymes consisting of identical consonants and dissimilar vowels, as in: blood - blade, love - live, felt - fault, burn - born, crisp grasp. These rhymes are sometimes referred to as partial rhymes or pararhymes. As a rule, incomplete rhymes are made use of occasionally to FGI 1081 Stylistics (I. Ladusseva) 12 introduce variety into the prevailing type of rhyme. They may also occur throughout a poem, producing a striking aesthetic impact on the attentive reader. Compound rhymes are made up of two or more words, united by a single stress, that reproduce the sound form of a correlated word