Words to Rhyme with
Willard R. Espy(Author)
Facts On File Inc (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. May 2001
Book
Hardback
688 pages
978-0-8160-4312-5 (ISBN)
Description
What rhymes with orange? Willard Espy's acclaimed rhyming dictionary has the answer. A long-time favorite resource for poets, songwriters, and language lovers, Words to Rhyme With lists more than 80,000 rhyming words divided into single, double, and triple rhymes. A 100-page primer gives readers the essentials of poetic technique, and a glossary defines 9,000 of the most eccentric words to rhyme with. Words to Rhyme With has been updated with new sections including information on expanded forms of rhyme, with advice and quotations from poets and writers. Entertaining, clever, and easy-to-use, this is the authoritative reference on rhyme, by a master of wordplay.
Reviews / Votes
"This well may be the most comprehensive rhyming dictionary available." - CHOICE "This is truly an impressive compilation." - Library Journal"More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8160-4312-5 (9780816043125)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
05/1986
Facts On File Inc
€50.89
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Persons
Content
A "Primer of Prosody" that clearly illuminates essentials of poetic technique * A glossary of difficult words, so the reader can flip to the back of the book to determine the meaning of a word in the rhyming list * Over 200 examples of Willard Espy's own light verse, to illustrate the points of the text - and just for fun.