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The term for when the middle of words rhyme is called "internal rhyme." It occurs when words within the same line of poetry rhyme with each other.
Yes, words do not need to end the same to rhyme
words that sound the same
Yes, shirt and skirt does rhyme. For words to rhyme they don't necessarily have to be spelled the same, but if they sound the same that's fine!
You rhyme words by matching different ones with similarly/equal sounding suffixes and equal syllables in the suffix (suffix - end of word). Go to the related link below. It helps a lot.
homophones are words with different meanings but sound the same. Perhaps you mean "is cough an onomatopoeia?"
Rhyme
No. A rhyme must contain the same ending sound in both words.
No, in order to be a rhyme, the end has to sound the same (although poetic license is often allowed for words whose endings are spelled the same but do not sound the same). But and cut rhyme. Pup and cup rhyme. Cut and cup do not.
No, table and model does not rhyme. Table rhymes with words like fable or cable, words that sound the same. Model rhymes with words like toddle. Rhyming words do not necessarily have to be spelled the same.
Words that sound similar but do not rhyme are called homophones. Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings or spellings.
no. No words rhyme with largest and harvest