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Thread #172425   Message #4173790
Posted By: GUEST,Jerry
04-Jun-23 - 02:59 AM
Thread Name: To Rhyme or not to rhyme...perfectly.
Subject: RE: To Rhyme or not to rhyme...perfectly.
Yes, as Joe above has mentioned, there are several types of rhyme, apart from the so-called perfect ones - assonance, consonance, male and female rhymes, etc, so when you come across verse that doesn't appear to rhyme, look more closely and you might find some quite sophisticated rhymes, and not necessarily at the end of lines. Many pop songs use lyrics where just the consonants might rhyme, with more obvious rhymes only used internally within the lines. Those who claim that songs like Dirty Old Town, Suzanne, etc are devoid of rhymes, clearly don’t understand or are unfamiliar with the various rhyming conventions.