metre vs rhyme

metre

noun
  • The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition. 

  • The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches. 

verb
  • To put into metrical form. 

rhyme

noun
  • Rhyming verse (poetic form) 

  • 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. 

  • A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse. 

  • rime 

  • A word that rhymes with another. 

  • Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words. 

verb
  • To somewhat resemble or correspond with. 

  • Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end. 

  • To compose or treat in verse; versify. 

  • Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each. 

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