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Near-rhymes grouped by vowel sound

You need a rhyme and the obvious ones are all wrong or already used.

Longrhymesoundvocabulary
Give me rhymes for the word below, organised by how close they are.

Group them:
1. **Full rhymes** (same vowel and coda)
2. **Slant rhymes by vowel** (same vowel, different consonant) grouped under each vowel sound
3. **Consonance** (same consonants, different vowel)
4. **Eye rhymes** that will not work aloud, listed so I avoid them

Rules:
- At least 20 options overall, weighted towards groups 2 and 3.
- Mark any that only rhyme in a specific accent, and name the accent.
- Mark with a dagger any that sound forced, archaic, or that would drag an unwanted register into the poem.
- Include ordinary words. Do not pad the list with words no one says.

Word:
Register of the poem (plain, formal, slangy):

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Sound and metre. Rhymes, scansion, and the read-aloud passes that tell you why a line trips in the mouth.

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