Unaccented Rhyme

Unaccented rhyme is rhyme that ends on an unstressed syllable, so the matching sound falls after the main stress in each word. It is often called feminine rhyme. Poets use it to create a softer, less final sound than a single-stressed rhyme.

Example

The willow bends beside the streamy shore,
while evening settles softly at the door.
streamy / evening; shore / door

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