- மோனைMonaiA தொடை type: the first letter of each சீர் in a line rhymes with each other.
- எதுகைEthugaiA தொடை type: the second letter of each சீர் (or line) rhymes with the corresponding letter in another சீர்/line.
- முரண்MuranA தொடை type: two சீர் or lines are placed side by side with contrasting/opposite meanings, for effect.
- இயைபுIyaipuA தொடை type: the last letter or syllable of each line rhymes with the others, similar to end-rhyme in English verse.
- அளபெடைத் தொடைAlapedaith ThodaiA தொடை type: rhyme built from அளபெடை letters - a vowel deliberately stretched beyond its normal duration for musical effect.
- அந்தாதித் தொடைAnthaathith ThodaiA தொடை type: the ending of one line, சீர், or verse becomes the start of the next, chaining a whole sequence together.
- இரட்டைத் தொடைIrattaith ThodaiA தொடை type: the first word of a line echoes again in one of its other சீர், repeating within the same line.
- செந்தொடைSenthodaiA தொடை type: none of the other 7 devices are used - the line's beauty comes purely from the natural flow of its words, with no deliberate rhyme technique at all.