Poets must be really bummed out that no word rhymes with “month.” It seems like the word “month” would come in handy for love poems that you need to write early in your relationship. As in ...

Many historians believe the rhyme could be even older, dating back to the 16th century or further. When he wrote story versions of the Mother Goose nursery rhymes in 1897, Wizard of Oz author L. Frank ...

You can work out the rhyme scheme shows you see the pattern of rhymes in the poem. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary 1st level English and literacy guide.

Rhyme thrives at both poles of literature. It is the material of a greeting card—“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you”—and the high-tragic language of Racine ...

And that, in its own simple way, is exactly what the classic nursery rhyme, “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” is all about. Let’s dive into the meaning of the work here below.

Numbers of rhymes fell too: at the start of the 20th century over 60% of lines rhymed; now under 5% do (see chart). Rhyme, says Wendy Cope, a poet, has become “pretty unfashionable”.

RHYME’S ROOMS The Architecture of Poetry By Brad Leithauser If you write about poetry, you will at some point consider putting together a book introducing the art to general readers.