ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-244-005 · ATLAS 251

Rhyme

A patterned phonological correspondence between words or line endings, usually from the final stressed vowel onward.

Explanation

A patterned phonological correspondence between words or line endings, usually from the final stressed vowel onward. It binds distant textual positions acoustically and creates expectation, memory, and formal segmentation.

Example

House and mouse correspond from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Rhyme” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

An eye rhyme resembles another word only in writing; rhyme in its basic form requires audible correspondence.

Effect on thought and perception

It binds distant textual positions acoustically and creates expectation, memory, and formal segmentation.

Resonance

In the atlas, Rhyme closes 1 previously unresolved reference line(s) and opens controlled paths of thought.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

ATLAS 241 residual-case triage → profile candidate 241-C → source and neighbourhood cross-check → ATLAS 244

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Rhyme“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-244-005. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-244-005

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