head rhyme (noun)

1. In the poem 'Paul Revere's Ride', Henry Wadsworth Longfellow uses head rhyme to create a sense of urgency with the repetition of the 'm' sound in 'Listen, my children, and you shall hear'

2. In Lord Byron's poem 'She Walks in Beauty', he employs head rhyme to express admiration and beauty with the repetition of the 'w' sound in 'Which waves in every raven tress'

3. In William Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet', he uses head rhyme to build tension with the repetition of the 'f' sound in 'From forth the fatal loins of these two foes'

4. In a humorous poem, the poet cleverly uses head rhyme to create a comical effect, such as the repetition of the 's' sound in 'Silly Sally swiftly sailed the sea'