Rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly.
Also called off rhyme
Example sentencesExamples
This is a near rhyme for another word which uses the same Arabic letters.
We talked to the students again about ‘forced rhyming’ and ‘near rhymes,’ then asked them to continue their rhyming list (in a different colored marker) by adding forced-and near-rhymes.
On the other hand, Southern and Midland American English add a vowel not used elsewhere in words like loft which results in a near rhyme with lout.
That truth is represented not only in content but also in the word-play involved in using ‘cover’ and ‘over entirely’ to create a near rhyme ending of ‘recovery.’
Definition of near rhyme in US English:
near rhyme
noun
Rhyming in which the words sound the same but do not rhyme perfectly.
Also called off rhyme
Example sentencesExamples
That truth is represented not only in content but also in the word-play involved in using ‘cover’ and ‘over entirely’ to create a near rhyme ending of ‘recovery.’
We talked to the students again about ‘forced rhyming’ and ‘near rhymes,’ then asked them to continue their rhyming list (in a different colored marker) by adding forced-and near-rhymes.
This is a near rhyme for another word which uses the same Arabic letters.
On the other hand, Southern and Midland American English add a vowel not used elsewhere in words like loft which results in a near rhyme with lout.