Which term describes rhymes occurring at the ends of lines?

• A. Rhyme
• B. End rhyme
• C. External rhyme
• D. Meter

Answer: (B)

End rhyme describes rhymes that occur at the ends of lines. When two lines end with words that sound alike, those endings rhyme, creating a musical pattern across the poem. This term is the best fit because it names exactly where the rhyming words appear—at the ends of lines—so you can talk about how the poem sounds and how the lines relate to each other.

Rhyme is the broader idea of matching sounds, but end rhyme specifies the location. Meter refers to rhythm created by stressed and unstressed syllables, not the rhyming words themselves. External rhyme is another term people use for end rhyme in some contexts, but end rhyme is the common, straightforward label in most teaching materials.

For a quick example: One little cat sat on a mat, It wore a tiny hat. The endings “mat” and “hat” rhyme, illustrating end rhyme.