The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary

Originally published: [New York: W. Morrow], 1991.

The new edition of the SCHOLASTIC RHYMING DICTIONARY has been completely redesigned to become a kid-friendly resource for finding that perfect rhyme, whether for poetry, prose, song writing, etc. Organized by vowel sounds and final syllables, this illustrated rhyming dictionary uses its own easy-to-use, accurate pronunciation system. The student writer looks up the ending sound of a word, which is listed alphabetically, and finds a list of matching rhymes ranging from the everyday to the extraordinary to modern slang. The list includes appropriate words with the same ending sound, regardless of the spelling. An introduction includes the basics of listening for rhyme, with emphasis on sounds, stressed syllables, and different spellings of same sounds.

The essential handbook for songwriters, poets, students, teachers, speechmakers, and members of the performing arts 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 • More rhymes than any other book • Sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes • Proper names, slang, and scientific words • Guide to techniques and forms of poetry

This authoritative, comprehensive handbook contains virtually all the rhyming words possible in the English language and is a must for anyoe who works with words. Updated to meet the needs of today's wordsmiths, this reference work is easy to use.

This dictionary of rhymes is arranged alphabetically by the last syllable or group of syllables.

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A reference work for poets, lyricists, and other writers includes new entries reflecting changes in language and a section on the technique and forms of English poetry

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