In poetry, which term refers to the repetition of sounds at the ends of lines?

• A. Meter
• B. Foot
• C. Rhyme
• D. Accent

Answer: (C)

Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of lines. This gives poetry a musical quality and helps tie lines together, often following a recognizable pattern called a rhyme scheme. Rhyme can be exact, like “cat” and “hat,” or near, like “shape” and “keep.” The other terms describe rhythm and meter: meter is the overall pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line, a foot is a unit of that pattern, and accent refers to which syllables are stressed. They influence how a poem sounds, but they aren’t about repeating end sounds.