Words to Rhyme with (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature) by Willard R. Espy

by Willard R. Espy

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. Entertaining, clever, and easy-to-use, this is the authoritative reference on rhyme. Features A "Primer of Prosody" that clearly illuminates such essentials of poetic technique as rhyme scheme, meter, and the various poetic forms A glossary of abstruse words, so that when readers see a word in the rhyming list, they can flip to the back of the book to determine its meaning.

Genres: Reference, Writing, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Willard Richardson Espy was a U.S. editor, philologist, writer, and poet.