1838 E. Guest I. 316 The vowel-rhime, or..the assonant rhime, was common in the Romance of Oc.
1873–4 G. M. Hopkins (1959) 287 Alliteration is initial half-rhyme, ‘shothending’ is final half-rhyme, assonance is vowel rhyme.
1961 A. Clarke 89 In simple patterns, the tonic word at the end of the line is supported by a vowel-rhyme in the middle of the next line.