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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Host Debbie Elliott and Chris Roberts dissect the meaning of the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner." It's about a real estate swindle in 16th-century England. Roberts is the author of Heavy Words ...