Rhyme vs. Song — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rhyme and Song
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Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually, exactly the same sound) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of perfect rhyming is consciously used for artistic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs.
Song
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence.
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
Poetic features such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration
Song
A dynasty that ruled in China AD 960–1279.
Rhyme
(of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another
Balloon rhymes with moon
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Song
A brief composition written or adapted for singing.
Rhyme
Correspondence of sounds at the ends of words or phrases, especially when involving the last stressed vowel and all succeeding sounds in each of two or more such words or phrases.
Song
The act or art of singing
Broke into song.
Rhyme
A word that exhibits such correspondence with another, as behold and cold.
Song
A distinctive or characteristic sound made by an animal, such as a bird or an insect.
Rhyme
A poem or verse employing such correspondence as a formal feature, especially at the ends of lines.
Song
Poetry; verse.
Rhyme
Poetry or verse of this kind.
Song
A lyric poem or ballad.
Rhyme
To form a rhyme.
Song
A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
Thomas listened to his favorite song on the radio yesterday.
Rhyme
To compose rhymes or verse.
Song
(by extension) Any musical composition.
Rhyme
To make use of rhymes in composing verse.
Song
Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
Rhyme
To put into rhyme or compose with rhymes.
Song
The act or art of singing.
Rhyme
To use (a word or words) as a rhyme.
Song
A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
I love hearing the song of canary birds.
Rhyme
Rhyming verse (poetic form)
Song
(ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
Rhyme
A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
Song
A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
He bought that car for a song.
Rhyme
(countable) A word that rhymes with another.
Song
An object of derision; a laughing stock.
Rhyme
A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
Song
That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.
Rhyme
(uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.
Song
A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.
Rhyme
(linguistics) rime
Song
More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.
The bard that first adorned our native tongueTuned to his British lyre this ancient song.
Rhyme
(obsolete) Number.
Song
Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
This subject for heroic song.
Rhyme
(ambitransitive) To compose or treat in verse; versify.
Song
An object of derision; a laughingstock.
And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
Rhyme
Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
Song
A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it for a song.
Rhyme
(reciprocal) Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
Song
A short musical composition with words;
A successful musical must have at least three good songs
Rhyme
To somewhat resemble or correspond with.
Song
A distinctive or characteristic sound;
The song of bullets was in the air
The song of the wind
The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead
Rhyme
To number; count; reckon.
Song
The act of singing;
With a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
Rhyme
An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of language.
A ryme I learned long ago.
He knewHimself to sing, and build the lofty rime.
Song
The characteristic sound produced by a bird;
A bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any.
For rhyme with reason may dispense,And sound has right to govern sense.
Song
A very small sum;
He bought it for a song
Rhyme
Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes.
Song
The imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
Rhyme
A word answering in sound to another word.
Rhyme
To make rhymes, or verses.
There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side,Who rhymed for hire, and patronized for pride.
Rhyme
To accord in rhyme or sound.
And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well.
Rhyme
To put into rhyme.
Rhyme
To influence by rhyme.
Hearken to a verser, who may chanceRhyme thee to good.
Rhyme
Correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
Rhyme
A piece of poetry
Rhyme
Compose rhymes
Rhyme
Be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable;
Hat and cat rhyme
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