The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 031 EAN: 9780440212058 ISBN: 0440212057 Label: Dell Publishing Manufacturer: Dell Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 720 Publication Date: 1992-03-01 Publisher: Dell Publishing Release Date: 1992-03-02 Studio: Dell Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: This simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are over 10,000 new entries--over 60,000 in all, sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Easy to use, very helpful Comment: I just got this a couple days ago and can't believe how very useful it is. I had previously been using an internet rhyming website but this has so many more rhymes and near rhymes. I find the organization system to be intuitive when writing verse. First all the one syllable rhymes are listed alphabetically by the sound you are rhyming. For example, rhymes ending in AN (adman, Afhgan,....) go before rhymes ending in AR (bar, babar) Then the two syllable rhymes are listed in the next section, ABLE going before ASHUN (like the sound in nation), then finally the three syllable rhymes are listed. It makes looking for specific rhymes very easy. (There are plenty of rhymes in between AN and AR and ABLE adn ASHUN, these are just examples.) I don't have any other experience with rhyming dictionaries, but I can't imagine a system that is easier to use. Customer Rating: Summary: Rhyming Dictionary With A Learning Curve Comment: First off - it is printed on paper, that looks and feels like old newsprint. I was looking for an easy to use dictionary much like the Webster one. I write songs and have been doing so for over 40 years. The rhymes are not separated by the number of syllables BUT by alphabetical order. Why? I use a rhyming dictionary to look up a new word rhyme, not look up a word that I already know. The worst part for me is that the dictionary lists the words in a phonetic format which means the words don't look like they do when printed. So you have to learn phonetics - that means you have to learn all the special little codes that are used to describe phonetics. That can take a few hours I guess. I have never met someone that uses this book. I bought it because I like to keep up with my craft and it is cheap enough to investigate. I really hate to give a negative review but here it is. I will say that if you already know phonetics and all the special coding they use in this book, and you want to learn about the craft of poetry, you may get something out of this book. Customer Rating: Summary: Great rhyming dictionary but unless one is writing Shakespeare ... Comment: ... probably too much to sift just to find a few single syllable rhymes. Better to search online and narrow it down a little first. Lots of work gone into a book like this. Lots of work! Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent! Comment: There's a good reason why two of our finest lyric writers, Stephen Sondheim and Sheldon Harnick, use this fine rhyming dictionary. It's perfect! It is indeed complete and very, very thorough. A great buy for any poet, lyric writer or anyone who enjoys the English language! Customer Rating: Summary: One of my favorites Comment: This is a book you will cherish. I had a copy for many years, and then somehow lost it in a move. I'll be buying a new copy now. I love the fact that in addition to the huge resource of rhymes, this book has a treasure trove of information on poetry. Great for kids, adults and pretty much everyone! I highly recommend this book! More Reviews