Can a word rhyme with itself?

No, a word doesn't rhyme with itself. Both are the same word, so therefore it's just repetitive. You only think it rhymes because you hear the exact same sound.
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What is it called when you rhyme the same word?

-Identical rhyme employs the same word, identically in sound and in sense, twice in rhyming positions. -Internal rhyme is rhyme within a single line of verse, when a word from the middle of a line is rhymed with a word at the end of the line.
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What words are impossible to rhyme with?

There are many words that have no rhyme in the English language. "Orange" is only the most famous. Other words that have no rhyme include: silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon and discombobulate.
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Do homonyms count as rhymes?

Though homophones and homonyms satisfy the first condition for rhyming—that is, that the stressed vowel sound is the same—they do not satisfy the second: that the preceding consonant be different. As stated above, in a perfect rhyme the last stressed vowel and all following sounds are identical in both words.
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Can you spell rhyme rime?

In the context of poetry, rime was historically correct, but has fallen out of favor in modern times. You should choose rhyme instead, except in specified historical contexts. Since rime is spelled with and I and used infrequently, you can remember to choose rhyme instead.
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Eminem Proves There Are Plenty Of Words That Rhyme With 'Orange'



Why is rime spelled rime?

This is because the word families in the two words are different (-ear and -are). Rime is a word that has been derived from old French rime that itself was derived from a Germanic word rim that meant sequence or series. Many linguists feel that rime has come from Latin rhythmus that is inspired by Greek rhythm.
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Is Sporange a real word?

Sporange (\SPOR-anj\) is the name for the structure within which spores are produced, and this technical word comes closest to forming a perfect rhyme with orange.
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Does purple rhyme with turtle?

Purple. There are plenty of words that almost rhyme with “purple,” but nothing takes the cake exactly. If you need to rhyme “purple” try “turtle.” As in: “Roses are red, violets are purple.
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What did Eminem rhyme with orange?

Eminem Will Change Your Mind That Nothing Rhymes With The Word Orange. Self-proclaimed "Rap God" Eminem has demonstrated that there are words you can rhyme with the word 'orange'. It is widely known that some words do not have any rhyming pairs. These words include 'silver', 'month', 'pint' and 'discombobulate'.
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What is a false rhyme?

Half rhyme or imperfect rhyme, sometimes called near-rhyme, lazy rhyme, or slant rhyme, is a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds. In most instances, either the vowel segments are different while the consonants are identical, or vice versa.
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What are the four types of rhyme?

Also known as a half rhyme, an imperfect rhyme or a near rhyme. Eye rhyme. Masculine rhyme. Feminine rhyme.
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What are the 3 types of rhyme scheme?

Types of Rhyme Scheme

Monorhyme: It is a poem in which every line uses the same rhyme scheme. Couplet: It contains two-line stanzas with the “AA” rhyme scheme, which often appears as “AA BB CC and DD…” Triplet: It often repeats like a couplet, uses rhyme scheme of “AAA.”
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What is the synonym of itself?

In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for itself, like: themselves, ourselves, its, it, as-it-is, oneself, the whole, the masses and human-nature.
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Is orange 1 or 2 syllables?

Orange is two syllables.
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Can an onset be a vowel?

Onsets are any consonants before a vowel in a spoken syllable; rimes are the vowel and any consonants after it.
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Why is rhythm such a weird word?

Rhythm originates from the Greek word “rhuthmos” which means to flow. The 'rh' isn't a weird word combination to start a sentence in Greek, and y is a vowel. When turned to Latin, it becomes “rhythmos,” and after translating this to English, o fell off, so the vowel that could have come after m went away.
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What is the homophone of dew?

Dew, do and due.
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