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Words that rhyme withviolence

feminine
Masculine

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine this word

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel AY coda —
590
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
fire108dying44crying34tired27trying23quiet9lying13wire22higher12trial12liar11flying7fired4science2giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1buying16hire1hiredclients1fires7sighing5diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sirelions3riot2priorwires5Wyattbayou3squire5triumph3spying1pyre4pliers2Zion1liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1eyeing1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1
3 syllables
desire23entire1quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2defying2denying2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1relying1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceapplying1aspiredaspires2
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1terrifyingreliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1horrifying1pacifier1proprieties1societies1acquireracquirersalibiing1alliancesamplifieramplifiersamplifying1anxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbeautifyingbiedermeierbiosciencebutterflying7calcifyingcalliopecertifyingclarifyingclassifying1codifyingcompliancescrucifying1dandelion
5 syllables
undeniable1electrifying1acidifyingarchdiocesesbeatifyingclassifiable
6 syllables
28
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
vie1
2 syllables
viavials1vying1vial
3 syllables
violent5violet1viableviaductviaductsviolateviolatesviolets1
4 syllables
violently1inviolateleviathanleviathansnonviolence
5 syllables
inviolablenonviolences

“violence” at line end — from real songs

My love, she speaks like silenceWithout ideals or violence
— Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” · rhymes violence / silence
Mais direSe faire violence
— Keren Ann, “L’Onde amère” · rhymes violence / dire
One day without violenceNo sirens, no lights
— Open Mike Eagle, “Happy Wasteland Day” · rhymes violence / lights

How to read the 590 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Assonance 590
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 28
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.