Perfect rhyme in which the accent is a a final single accented syllable. Such as: mat/cat jacks/tacks/relax tree/knee/Tennessee/Peggy Lee (Also called “Masculine...
A contrasting section of a song, often with different lyrical ideas. This term is different from the “bridge” of a a pop song: a “bridge” exists between pop’s verses or choruses; a B section in musical theatre refers to a portion of the...
Syllables which are close to rhyming, but do not pass both rules of rhyme. Near rhyme is encouraged in pop music, but frowned upon in musical...
A refrain structure in which an initial A section is followed by a second A section of identical musical material, followed by a section of contrasting musical material, and concluded with a repetition of the initial A section. Lyrics change in each section, but there...
A line of poetry with five feet such as The rain in Spain stays mainly on the...
