"broken rhyme" meaning in All languages combined

See broken rhyme on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: broken rhymes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} broken rhyme (plural broken rhymes)
  1. (poetry) The splitting of the final word in a line of poetry (onto the next line) such that a rhyme is formed from a syllable other than the last. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-broken_rhyme-en-noun-BzriyQDO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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