Even the most talented of poets may find themselves at a loss when writing traditional rhyming poetry, especially if one of the lines ends with an uncooperative word such as “Italian”!
The good news is that there are a handful of words that rhyme, or partially rhyme, with Italian. (But let’s be honest, the real challenge lies in working both words into a decent piece of poetry!) Let’s take a look at them now!
Words that rhyme with Italian
Stallion
The name “Italian Stallion” entered popular culture with the release of Rocky Balboa’s first film of the same name. It is also the nickname of the actor himself. As rhyming words for Italian go, I can’t really think of a better one!
Scallion
A scallion is a long-necked onion with a small bulb. I’m not really sure how you could work this into a work of poetry, but there’s no harm in being ambitious!
Medallion
Medallion could be a good choice, especially if the Italian in your poem is a fan of wearing jewellery.
Battalion
Does your poem deal with the themes of combat and warfare? Then I’m sure there’s some wiggle room for a word like battalion.
Rapscallion
This is perhaps my favourite rhyming word for Italian on this list. Rapscallion has a much cheekier ring to it than just “rascal”!
Words that partially rhyme with Italian
Companion
Despite it not being a perfect match, companion is by far one of the easiest options to insert into a poem as a rhyming word for Italian.
Canyon
Canyon could be used either literally (in a poem about travel, for instance) or metaphorically (e.g. “the gaping canyon that is my broken heart”). The choice is yours!
Falcon
Just like canyon, falcon has both literal and metaphorical potential.
Gallon
Gallon wouldn’t be my first choice, as it isn’t a very interesting word, but I had to give you all the options.
Heather Broster is a graduate with honours in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, proficient in English and Italian, as well as Japanese, Welsh, and French to varying degrees of fluency. Originally from Toronto, Heather has resided in various countries, notably Italy for a period of six years. Her primary focus lies in the fields of language acquisition, education, and bilingual instruction.
