Re: [lojban] Re: Thoughts on lojban prosody

[jcowan@reutershealth.com]

Jorge Llamb?as scripsit:

> My understanding is that in order for two words to rhyme, they
> must be equal from the stressed vowel on, not just end with the same 
> vowel. So {catra} rhymes with {matra}, but not with {tavla}.

Your understanding is correct.  If the stressed *syllables* are also
identical, then this is "rich rhyme" (which, despite the connotations of
"rich", is traditionally regarded in English prosody as a defect); if the
rhyming words are identical, it is "identic rhyme".

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