Which words are an example of a slant rhyme?
A. pilot and lieth
B. thou and know
C. tide and ride
D. mask and mile
I chose A, but that was wrong...so the only one I think is possible now is B. Am I right?
B is right.
But I thought "slant rhyme" were words that aren't exactly rhyming but are used a lot in poetry to sort of "sound" like each other
Oh...thank you Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Nirvana.
To determine if a pair of words is an example of slant rhyme, we need to understand what slant rhyme is. Slant rhyme, also known as half rhyme, is a type of rhyme in which the vowel sounds of the ending syllables are similar, but not identical.
Let's apply this definition to the given pairs of words:
A. "pilot" and "lieth" - The vowel sounds of the ending syllables (i and e) do not have any similarity, so this is not an example of slant rhyme.
B. "thou" and "know" - The vowel sounds of the ending syllables (ou and ow) have a similar sound, but they are not identical. This is an example of slant rhyme.
C. "tide" and "ride" - The vowel sounds of the ending syllables (i and i) are identical, so this is not an example of slant rhyme.
D. "mask" and "mile" - The vowel sounds of the ending syllables (a and e) do not have any similarity, so this is not an example of slant rhyme.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. "thou" and "know" are an example of slant rhyme.