Monorhyme

[Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.]
A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.

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monorhyme, a poem or poetic passage in which every line ends on the same rhyme; rare in English, but found more commonly in Welsh, in medieval Latin, and in Arabic.

A poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme.

Monorhyme is a rhyme scheme in which each line has an identical rhyme. This is common in Arabic, Latin, and Welsh works, such as The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, e.g. Qasida and its derivative Kafi. Monorhyme is also used in the third verse of American rapper Jay-Z's song Already Home.

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