Rhyme, meter, foot

• Rhyme


  The repetition of a final syllable in different words, most often at the ends of lines at a certain interval.
• Exact rhyme


  When the words of the final syllable in different words sound the same while the beginning of that final syllable differs.

  e.g. day/may/fiance
• Identical rhyme


  The same word rhyming with itself
• Slant rhyme


  Words that do not rhyme completely, only similar but not identical

  e.g. say/rake/mate
• Eye rhyme


  The words “rhyme” because of similar spelling but they are pronounced differently.

  e.g. through, rough, though
• Meter


  The rhythm of the language in the poem. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. It is measured in feet.
• Foot


  A unit of meter in poetry. The part of a poetic line (1-3 syllables) with a certain stress pattern.