{"id":66312,"date":"2025-06-11T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/?post_type=qa_faqs&#038;p=66312"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:57:48","slug":"what-is-half-rhyme","status":"publish","type":"qa_faqs","link":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/what-is-half-rhyme\/","title":{"rendered":"What is half rhyme?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Half rhyme<\/strong>, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/rhetoric\/what-is-slant-rhyme\/\"><strong>slant rhyme<\/strong><\/a>, refers to a type of rhyme that creates a near match between words. 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