Compare the words Stern and yearns. How are they alike? How are they different?

The word Stern means serious in discipline and yearns means having an intense feeling of longing for something. They're alike because they both are wanting something.

Answer and explanation;

They are alike in that;

-Both stern and years sounds alike so these words are rhymes. Rhymes are the words that correspond and sound almost the same when they are spoken.

-They differ in meaning such that; Stern means very serious in discipline or assertion of authority and yearns mean a strong feeling of need and longing of something more particularly for something one has lost.