The Word Rhythm Dictionary
A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists
By (author) Timothy Polashek
Not available to order
Publication date:
18 April 2014Length of book:
708 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9780810884175
This new kind of dictionary reflects the use of “rhythm rhymes” by rappers, poets, and songwriters of today. Users can look up words to find collections of words that have the same rhythm as the original and are useable in ways that are familiar to us in everything from vers libre poetry to the lyrics and music of Bob Dylan and hip hop groups.
After due consideration what at first seemed a rather dauntingly technical work reveals itself to have usefully practical applications both in the specific area of composition and in some respects more widely perhaps also as a tool for lexical analysis.