Kinds of Rhyme
📋 What it is
Rhymes come in kinds: perfect (day/way), near/slant (love/enough), internal (mid-line), and eye (spelled alike).
🗣️ Coach says
Not all rhymes are "perfect". PERFECT rhyme matches exactly (day/way); NEAR (slant) rhyme is close but not exact (love/enough) and sounds fresh; INTERNAL rhyme happens INSIDE a line; EYE rhyme only LOOKS like it rhymes (love/move). Songwriters use all of them for variety.
🧠 Memory hook
Perfect (day/way) · Near/slant (love/enough) · Internal (mid-line) · Eye (looks-only). Variety!
😂 Giggle
Why did the hook get all the attention?
Because it's the line that grabs you and won't let go!
😲 Whoa!
A lot of hit songs lean on NEAR rhymes on purpose — a slightly-off rhyme can feel more natural and modern than a perfect one.
✅ Quick check: What is a "near" (slant) rhyme?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
A rhyme that's close but not exact — like "love" and "enough" — sounding similar without matching perfectly.
Near/slant rhyme approximates the end-sound rather than matching it exactly.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Find a near-rhyme for "time" — a word that's close but not perfect (like "mine" or "line").