What is the difference between end rhyme and internal rhyme?

1 Answer
Jul 25, 2016

The difference between end rhyme and internal rhyme is where the rhyming words are placed.

Explanation:

In end rhyme, the rhyming words are placed at the end of two consecutive sentences. For example:

There once was a man who wasn't very smart.
For instance, he once tried to drive a shopping cart.

Internal rhyme, however, is different. There are three types of internal rhyme. The first is having two or more rhyming words appear in the same line. For example:

I went to town to buy a gown. / I took a car, it wasn't far.

Internal rhyme can also be two or more rhyming words in the middle of two consecutive sentences. For example:

I hear the seas calling my name, / the birds and bees beckoning me.

Finally, it can also be an ending word rhyming with a word in the middle of the next line. For example:

I once went to a soccer arena . / The teams were Argentina and Spain.

Hope this helps!

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