broken rhyme
nounDefinition of broken rhyme
1 : rhyme in which one of the rhyming elements is divided by the break or by a pause between two words (as in Lord Byron's rhyming “ … Attic; all … ” with “mathematical”)
2 : rhyme involving division of a word by the break between two lines in order to end a line with a rhyme provided by the first part of the word (as in G. M. Hopkins's dividing king-/dom to rhyme king- with wing)
Comments on broken rhyme
What made you want to look up broken rhyme? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Find the Cousins
-
- Which pair shares a common word ancestor?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Find the Cousins
Identify the word pairs with a common ancestor
Take the quiz -
Late Autumn 2018 Words of the Day Quiz
Take the quiz -
True or False?
Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
Take the quiz -
Add Diction
Build a chain of words by adding one letter at a time.
Play the game
Share broken rhyme
Resources for broken rhyme