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rhyme
The similarity of sound between two or more words, usually at the end of lines of verse in poems or song lyrics.
Das Gedicht ist durch seinen einfachen Reim sehr eingängig.
The poem is very catchy because of its simple rhyme.
to make sense of something
An idiom meaning to understand something or explain something to oneself that at first seems unclear or strange.
Ich kann mir auf sein plötzliches Verschwinden absolut keinen Reim machen.
I absolutely can't make sense of his sudden disappearance.
The noun 'der Reim' (rhyme) is closely connected to the verb 'reimen' (to rhyme). When two words rhyme, they form a rhyme.
Welches Wort reimt sich auf „Haus“?
What word rhymes with 'Haus'?
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about poems, songs, or verses, it refers to the similarity of sound between words. In combination with the verb 'machen' (to make) and a person who does not understand something, it is the idiom.
In dem Lied gibt es keinen Reim.
There is no rhyme in the song.
When you want to say which words form a matching sound, you use the structure 'ein Reim auf' + accusative.
Er suchte einen passenden Reim auf das Wort „Sonne“.
He was looking for a suitable rhyme for the word 'Sonne'.
The idiom has a fixed structure: 'sich [dative] einen Reim auf etwas [accusative] machen' (to make sense of something). The dative pronoun (mir, dir, sich, etc.) shows who is trying to understand something.
Kannst du dir einen Reim darauf machen, warum er so wütend ist?
Can you make sense of why he is so angry?
rhythm
In a poem or song, Rhythmus and Reim can both shape the sound of the text. Rhythmus is created by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables, while Reim is created by the similarity of sound between words, usually at the end of a line. Use „Rhythmus“ when talking about the flow of speech and „Reim“ when talking about matching ending sounds.
Der Reim verbindet in diesem Gedicht die Wörter „Haus“ und „Maus“ am Zeilenende.
The rhyme connects the words „Haus“ and „Maus“ at the end of the line in this poem.
Der Rhythmus des Gedichts entsteht durch den Wechsel von betonten und unbetonten Silben.
The rhythm of the poem is created by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables.
