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The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book

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The essential handbook for songwriters, poets, students, teachers, speechmakers, and members of the performing arts This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are: • Over 10,000 new entries—over 60,000 in all • More rhymes than any other book • Sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes • Proper names, slang, and scientific words • Guide to techniques and forms of poetry Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dell; Revised ed. edition (March 1, 1992)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 720 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0440212057


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 58


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 1.09 x 6.82 inches


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    • Why this dictionary? And 1943 Edition Vs Modern Edition
As of this writing, (2016), this dictionary is recommended for songwriters by instructor Pat Pattison over others, including online dictionaries, as it: divides rhymes into Masculine, Feminine,and three-syllable rhymnes, is organized phonetically by vowel sound, and it italicizes archaic words. 1943 Edition Vs Modern Edition breakdown There has been controversy going back years on this board about which edition you should get of this book, the modern one or the 1943 edition. I've bought both of them because of the controversy and I'll lay out the differences 1) the 1943 separates out eat rhyme by groups so that under A (as in bay) you have: vowel: eye, cou-tru-ri-er etc... b: bay, etc... br: bray, etc.. ... the new edition lays them out altogether listed like so affray agley airway .... The old edition makes it easier to separate identities - words that are not true rhymes because the last syllable in both begins with the same consonant. Each page actually warns to only pick one from each group. How big of a matter this is is a personal choice, but I like the old way. Also the new edition prints one word per line as above (in four columns) whereas the old edition as above lists several words per line in two columns. So I believe the older edition has fewer words per page despite the smaller size of my hardback editions. Also, the older edition breaks words by syllables with accents. Very important. 2) The old edition obviously doesn't have newer words in it. 3) The old edition has a course in verification in the back that 90 pages long and is very good. 4) As from that, the text of the old and new editions cover roughly the same material, re-written in the new edition. So I think the old edition is definitely preferable to me though the new one is very useful if you don't want to spend the money to the older one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016 by HappyRon
    • Every Songwriter or Poet's Best Tool
Can't believe it took me so long to get one of these.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024 by Hollis Wayne
    • Be ready to learn!
So much valuable information in this book so be ready to absorb it. Every writer has different organizations techniques.
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025 by Fidel Gonzalez
    • Great for consonant rhymes, but not vowel rhymes
Note- this book is organized by rhyme length (single double or triple), then by beginning vowel letters a-u (not by actual vowel sound, which varies a lot even for one letter), then by consonant sounds. Here is the significance: Positive - it's very thorough. Its organization is great if you use a lot of consonance rhymes (consonant sounds after stressed syllables are the same but vowel sounds are different). The book itself says "this dictionary makes consonance accurate". Negative - most songs use 95% vowel rhymes (assonance). For example: "man" and "hand". This book separates these words with other sections in between, since -AHN, -ANCH, and -AUNCHD all come before -AND. Other examples put vowel rhymes even further apart. Therefore, I can't recommend this if you're looking for a single rhyming dictionary that will give you everything you need for songs. I think most writers have more than one anyway. It would be five stars, except I wish they would be more clear about what type of rhyme to use it for, or offer a preview here. I personally can't really use it, so bummer. To be fair, any way they organized it would make one group unhappy, so if you are a poet who likes great consonance, this is for you. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021 by Daniel
    • Fine
Fine
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2025 by Robert D Goode
    • Great book and an indispensable resource!
I had heard of this book a while back, but was skeptical of buying it, as I heard that the way it was organized made it difficult to use. As I have gotten farther into my songwriting however, the rhyming dictionary I bought in middle school was no longer cutting the mustard. I decided to upgrade, and checked online to see what text the Berklee School of Music songwriting classes were using, and this was one of the required texts. I decided to give it a shot because if Berklee liked it, it had to be acceptable at the least. After buying this book and using it, I am sorry I didn't buy it sooner. Not only does it have rhyming on the last syluble ("As I FLY, into the SKY" kind of rhymes), it also had rhymes that were in the center of a word (I can't think of anything to post, as I am trying to learn how to use this new form a rhyme), and it has several chapters as at the beginning on meter and using rhymes (might be better for poets than songwriters, but still beneficial). If you are on the fence about this book, and are serious about your craft (whether it be songwriting, poetry, or something else), just buy it! Once you learn how to use it (which is not that difficult) it is an indispensable resource. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2011 by Xzandre
    • More of a high level classroom education book
I was expecting a dictionary or Thesaurus type of book of word comparisons I could use to help write music. What you get in this book is a highly educated description of how to create rhyme words. Not what I was looking for but probably perfect for the pure at heart who know, or want to know poetry.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024 by Jan Figone
    • Small treasure
This paperback has an original copyright of 1936, and an updated one of 1991--as far as I can see, no updates since then. But if anybody wanting rhymes doesn't need the latest, newest vocabulary (especially hi-tech) this is a wonderful small reference. The first 118 pages of this 705-page book constitute a small textbook on poetry--a real bonus. The rest of the book is about actual rhymes, sliced and diced in various ways. Break it in carefully since old glue sometimes lets loose old pages, but the book seem ok to serve a long time as a very useful reference and text on rhyming. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022 by loyal customer Bill

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