uusriimeisestä

uusriimeisestä is a Finnish term that appears in some strands of contemporary literary criticism to refer to certain approaches to rhyme in modern Finnish poetry and song lyrics. The word is formed from Finnish elements meaning “new” and “rhyme,” used to denote a field or tendency rather than a fixed technical rule. Because it is a relatively new and debated label, its exact scope and definition vary among authors.

Usage and meaning: In practice, uusriimeisestä is used to describe rhyming practices that depart from traditional end-rhyme schemes. Critics may apply the term to internal rhymes, slant rhymes, assonance and consonance, or more flexible rhyme alignments that fit contemporary prosody, rhythm, or multilingual influences. The concept is not uniformly defined; different sources emphasize different aspects, and the term is more common in online discussions, recent essays, and some modern poetry criticism than in established dictionaries.

Contexts: The label is often associated with post-20th-century Finnish verse, including experimental poetry and elements of rap or lyric poetry where sound and rhythm take precedence over conventional metrical patterns. It is sometimes discussed in relation to translation and cross-linguistic influence on rhyme schemes.

Relation to other terms: uusriimeisestä overlaps with concepts such as assonance, consonance, internal rhyme, and free verse, but functions as a broader, contemporary-category label rather than a precise scholarly term.

See also: Finnish poetry, rhyme, assonance, consonance, internal rhyme, free verse.