| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| RHYME, RIME (n., v.), ASSONANCE, CONSONANCE (nn.) |
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| Both spellings, rhyme and rime, are Standard for all uses of the word except the “frost” sense of rime. Rime is the older spelling of the verse word, and its relative simplicity still appeals to many. Edited English admits both spellings, but some publishers (including this one) insist that only rhyme will do. Words that rhyme have both assonance and consonance. To have assonance, words must have identical vowel sounds in their final syllables, as in set, intend, and fresh (SET, in-TEND, FRESH); to have consonance, words must have identical consonant sounds ending their final syllables, as in balloon, marine, and tan (buh-LOON, muh-REEN, and TAN). To have rhyme, the final syllables of line-ending words in two or more verses must end in both consonance and assonance, as in spleen, tureen, and obscene (SPLEEN, tuh-REEN, uhb-SEEN). See ALLITERATION. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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