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The Word Rhythm Dictionary - A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists (Hardcover)
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The Word Rhythm Dictionary - A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists (Hardcover)
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The Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets,
and Lyricists is a new kind of dictionary-one that reflects the use
of "rhythm rhymes" by rappers, poets, and songwriters of today.
This is an eminently practical reference work for all wordsmiths
looking to add musicality to their writing. Users of this
dictionary can alphabetically look up words in the General Index to
find collections of words that have the same rhythm as the original
word and are readily 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. Professional writers and students have
long used traditional rhyming dictionaries for inspiration by
perusing lists of rhyming words; they may ask themselves, "I need a
word that rhymes with blue," and are led to shoe, flu, or you.
These rhyming words evoke through juxtaposition new images,
thoughts, and actions that inspire creative directions and pleasing
twists as verses and stanzas unfold. For the first time ever, this
dictionary now allows writers and poets to ask the same question,
but of word rhythm- "I need a word with the same rhythm as
butterfly. . . . " Today's lyricists and poets know that there is
so much more to the flow of their creations than just matching
vowels. The Word Rhythm Dictionary organizes words by additional
properties: phonetic similarity (alliteration and literary
consonance), the number of syllables in words, and syllable stress
patterns. Never has it been easier to locate words that feature
similar sounds, matching meters, and rhythmic grooves, from
traditional rhymes like "clashing" and "splashing," to near rhymes
like "rollover" and "bulldozer," "unrefuted undisputed" to pure
metrical matches, like "biology" and "photography." Additional
appendixes allow readers to search according to poetic metrical
feet and musical rhythm through a visual index of notated rhythms,
allowing musicians and lyricists to track down words that match
preexisting motives and melodies. This book could become the new
fun addiction (or... addiction affliction...constriction
conviction...conniption prescription...subscription conscription)
for writers, musicians, lyricists, rappers, poets, and wordsmiths
alike. Oh, and it's a lot of fun just to browse!
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