Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 4

Question 1

A songwriter uses 'time' and 'mind' as a rhyme. What type of rhyme is this?

Accepted Answer

Slant rhyme

Answer

Similar but not exact sounds make a slant (near) rhyme.

Question 2

Why do songwriters often favor open vowel sounds at the end of rhyming lines?

Accepted Answer

They are easier to sustain when sung

Answer

Open vowels hold a sung note longer and more clearly.

Question 3

A rhyme spanning two syllables, such as 'crazy' and 'lazy', is called what?

Accepted Answer

Feminine rhyme

Answer

Feminine rhyme matches a stressed syllable plus an unstressed one.

Question 4

A rhyme on a single final stressed syllable, like 'night' and 'light', is called what?

Accepted Answer

Masculine rhyme

Answer

Masculine rhyme falls on one final stressed syllable.

Question 5

The repetition of consonant sounds, as in 'silken sad uncertain', is called what?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Answer

Repeated consonant sounds, especially initial, are alliteration.

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