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What (who) is centred - definition
Off-Centred rhyme; Off-centred rhyme
centred
(US centered)
¦ adjective
1. (-centred) taking a specified subject as the most important element: a child-centred school.
2. chiefly N. Amer. (of a person) well balanced and confident.
Derivatives
centredness noun
Centred
·- of Centre.
centred
Note: in AM, use 'centered'
If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
The tremor was centred in the Gulf of Sirte.
ADJ: v-link ADJ prep
Wikipedia
Off-centered rhyme
An off-centered rhyme is an internal rhyme scheme characterized by placing rhyming words or syllables in unexpected places in a given line. This is sometimes called a misplaced-rhyme scheme or a spoken-word rhyme style. Here is an example from the hip-hop group De La Soul:
This is a common rhyme scheme found in the spoken word form of poetry and can also be found in hip-hop to a lesser degree.
Examples of use of centred
1. Speculation centred on Centaur and Incisive Media.
2. Immediate concern centred on Louisiana‘s heavy industrial area.
3. Speculation centred on Former Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
4. This girl is calculating, self–centred and manipulative.
5. They also experimented with child–centred teaching methods.