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rhyme

(Encyclopedia) rhyme or rime, the most prominent of the literary artifices used in versification. Although it was used in ancient East Asian poetry, rhyme was practically unknown to the ancient…

assonance

(Encyclopedia) assonance: see rhyme.

rime

(Encyclopedia) rime: see rhyme.

Rhyme and Reason

Director: Peter SpirerDirectors of Photography:Peter Spirer, Daniel Sollinger, George Mitas, Sean Adair, Brennan McClean, Alex Rappaport, Adam Vardy and Antonio PontiEditors:Andy Robertson…

Brewer's: Rhyme

Neither rhyme nor reason. Fit neither for amusement nor instruction. An author took his book to Sir Thomas More, chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII, and asked his opinion. Sir Thomas…

Busta Rhymes

Name at birth: Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.Busta Rhymes started his music career in the 1990s with the rap group Leaders of the New School. He released a solo album in 1996, The Coming, featuring the…

Campion, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Campion or Campian, Thomas, 1567–1620, English poet, composer, and lutenist, a physician by profession. Campion wrote lyric poems that he and other composers set to music. His graceful…

Non-Rhyming Words

The Question: Is it true that orange, silver, and month are the only three English-language words without any rhymes? The Answer: No. Other…

Brewer's: Rhyming to Death

The Irish at one time believed that their children and cattle could be “eybitten,” that is, bewitched by an evil eye, and that the “eybitter,” or witch could “rime” them to death. (R.Scott…

Brewer's: Runic Rhymes

Rhymes in imitation of the Edda or Book of Runic Mythology; rude, old-fashioned poetry of a Runic stamp. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Runic WandsRunes A…