Monorhyme
Monorhyme is a poem or passage in which all lines share the same end rhyme. Instead of changing rhyme sounds from stanza to stanza, the poem returns again and again to one rhyme. This can create unity, pressure, comedy, chant, obsession, song, or formal intensity.
A monorhyme often includes repeated end sounds, strong rhythm, and a sense of insistence. It may be lyrical, comic, devotional, satirical, narrative, or spell-like. The danger of monorhyme is monotony. The poet must vary syntax, image, and movement so the repeated rhyme remains alive.
To write a monorhyme, choose a rhyme sound with enough useful words. Write each line so it ends with that rhyme. Avoid forcing weak phrases only to satisfy the rhyme. Let the repeated sound become part of the poem’s meaning.
Rain
The child lifts her face to rain,
The branches lower and rise in rain,
The road remembers wheels in rain,
My heart remembers again through rain.
“Rain” follows monorhyme because every line ends with the same rhyme sound. The repeated rain sound creates unity and reinforces the poem’s subject. Monorhyme is a traditional rhyme strategy. A stricter monorhyme repeats the same exact rhyme throughout. A looser version may use slant rhyme or repeated words. The poet may break the monorhyme once for emphasis, but the break should be deliberate.
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