initial rhyme

/ɪˌnɪʃəl raɪm/
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Other forms: initial rhymes

Definitions of initial rhyme
  1. noun
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
    synonyms: alliteration, beginning rhyme, head rhyme
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    type of:
    rhyme, rime
    correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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