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Synonyms for stave-rhyme

Most common

alliteration

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.

    The poem is littered with stave-rhymes like "start, stop".

Related words

Word family
stave
Is a kind of
rhyme
Other spellings
stave rhyme

Forms

Plural
stave-rhymes → alliterations…

Example sentences

  • alliteration Old English poetry was based on alliteration rather than end rhyme.

By length

12 letters
alliteration5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alliteration5 = 5 syllables).