Final rhyme occurs when the last word or sound in two or more lines of a poem, story, or song rhymes. It is different from internal rhyme, which occurs within a single line. Final rhyme is often labeled with letters to indicate each rhyming line and is popular in children’s stories and poetry. Internal rhyme occurs when two words within a single line rhyme.
Final rhyme is a type of rhyme that can occur in a story, poem or song created from two or more lines where the last word or sound in each line rhymes with each other. This is in contrast to, for example, internal rhyme where two words within a single line rhyme with each other. Such rhyme is often indicated by reviewers of a work by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. Trailing rhyme is one of the simplest and most common forms of rhyme, and it not only stands out to a reader, but can be quite enjoyable to read and listen to.
Also called a coda rhyme, an ending rhyme is a specific type of rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines in a poem or song. While any type of written work can potentially use this type of rhyme, as it must occur at the end of a line or sentence, it is most common within the structure of poetry. In a poem, trailing rhyme occurs when two or more lines have a shared rhyming sound at the end of each line, rather than at the end of a grammatical structure such as a sentence.
The final rhyme can be quite easy to create. The lines “I had a dog so big and strong / But I couldn’t teach him right from wrong” is an example of such a rhyme. This would be written in a poem as two separate lines, and the rhyme between each may be continued in other lines as well.
Such rhyming is often labeled by others reading or analyzing a poem by using letters to indicate each rhyming line. A poem with the lines “I had a dog / he was quite big / when I went jogging / he was in charge” uses the final rhyme in alternating lines. This would be referred to as an “A, B, A, B” rhyme scheme to show how the rhyme pairs fit together. Ending rhyme schemes are quite popular in children’s stories and poetry, as they naturally create a singsong rhythm.
Internal rhyme, on the other hand, occurs when a single line has two words within it that rhyme. The line “I saw a dog eat like a pig” is an example of internal rhyme. This is used quite commonly in poetry and songwriting, as it allows the line to seem shorter and creates a rhythm within the line itself.
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