initial rhyme

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Noun initial rhyme has 1 sense

alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme - use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran"
--₁ is a kind of rhyme, rime

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Initial Rhyme

Definition: Initial rhyme refers to a poetic technique where the initial consonant sounds in the stressed syllables of two or more words repeat. It is a form of alliteration that occurs at the beginning of words. Initial rhyme adds rhythm and musicality to the verse.

Examples:

Nine noble Norsemen navigated the narrow North Sea.
Susan sells seashells by the seashore.
The curious cat cloaked in a catcher's camouflage.

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