similarity in the spelling, rather than the pronunciation, of the ends of words or lines of verse (Ex.: lone, none; though, cough)
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eye rhyme
noun
A rhyme consisting of words, such as lint and pint, with similar spellings but different sounds. Also called sight rhyme .
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Noun
(plural eye rhymes)
- Pairs of words (syllables) that, because of their spelling, look as if they rhyme but, because of different pronunciation, do not
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