Rime riche
Rime riche (French pronunciation: [ʁim ʁiʃ]) is a form of rhyme with identical sounds, if different spellings.
In French poetry, rhymes are sometimes classified into the categories "rime pauvre" ("poor rhyme"), "rime suffisante" ("sufficient rhyme"), "rime riche" ("rich rhyme") and "rime richissime" ("very rich rhyme"), according to the number of rhyming sounds[clarification needed] in the two words or in the parts[clarification needed] of the two verses. For example, to rhyme "parla" with "sauta" would be a poor rhyme (the words have only the final vowel in common), to rhyme "cheval" with "fatal" a sufficient rhyme, and "grise" with "brise" a rich rhyme[clarification needed].
A good[according to whom?] French example, by Victor Hugo, is:
Que les rhinocéros et que les éléphants |
That rhinoceroses and elephants |
An English[further explanation needed] example could be:
Let's go on a cruise.
References
- ^ Cabanne, Pierre (1988). Paris, vous regarde (in French). Pierre Bordas et Fils. p. 221.
See also
- Holorime, an extreme form of rime riche when two entire lines of verse have identical sounds
- Perfect rhyme, when rhyming words or phrases have identical sounds except the leading articulation
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