Queste parole rimano.

Because parole is a feminine plural noun, and the demonstrative has to agree with it.

• questo = this, masculine singular
• questa = this, feminine singular
• questi = these, masculine plural
• queste = these, feminine plural

So:

• questa parola = this word
• queste parole = these words

In Italian, grammatical gender does not always match natural gender or logic. Parola is simply a feminine noun.

You just have to learn it as:

• la parola = the word
• le parole = the words

Many Italian nouns ending in -a are feminine, and their plural is often -e:

• casa → case
• penna → penne
• parola → parole

Rimano is the third person plural present tense of rimare.

The subject is queste parole = these words, which is plural, so the verb must also be plural.

Basic pattern:

• io rimo = I rhyme
• tu rimi = you rhyme
• lui/lei rima = he/she rhymes
• noi rimiamo = we rhyme
• voi rimate = you all rhyme
• loro rimano = they rhyme

So Queste parole rimano literally has a plural verb because these words is plural.

Yes, but learners should know that Italian also very commonly uses fare rima.

So you may hear both:

• Queste parole rimano.
• Queste parole fanno rima.

Both mean the same thing.
Fare rima is often especially common in everyday speech.

Because queste already works like a determiner here.

In English, we say these words, not the these words. Italian works similarly:

• le parole = the words
• queste parole = these words

So you do not say le queste parole in standard Italian.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• queste ≈ KWEH-steh
• parole ≈ pah-ROH-leh
• rimano ≈ ree-MAH-noh

A few helpful notes:

• qu in Italian sounds like kw
• e at the end is pronounced, not silent
• r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
• stress falls roughly like this: QUES-te pa-RO-le ri-MA-no

Not really in this sentence, because queste parole is the main subject and gives the important information.

Italian often drops subject pronouns like io, tu, loro, because the verb ending shows who is doing the action. But here queste parole is not just a pronoun—it identifies which things rhyme.

So:

• Rimano = They rhyme
• Queste parole rimano = These words rhyme

The second one is more specific.

Yes, absolutely. That would mean These two words rhyme.

You can add more detail between the demonstrative and the noun:

• queste parole = these words
• queste due parole = these two words
• queste parole italiane = these Italian words

Italian word order here is very similar to English.

In a sentence like Queste parole rimano, the normal interpretation is that the words rhyme with each other.

If you want to be more explicit, Italian can also say:

• Queste parole fanno rima tra loro = These words rhyme with each other.

So the short sentence is natural, and context usually makes the meaning clear.

Yes. Parola/parole usually means word/words, but in some contexts parole can also mean lyrics.

However, in Queste parole rimano, the most natural interpretation is simply these words.
If someone were talking about a song or poem, context might make parole feel more like lyrics or lines.

Yes, Italian has some flexibility, but Queste parole rimano is the most neutral and natural order.

You could also say:

• Rimano queste parole.

But that sounds more marked or stylistic, as if you are emphasizing the verb or making a contrast.

For a learner, the best default is:

• demonstrative + noun + verb
• Queste parole rimano.