The Complete Rhyming Dictionary |
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Clement Wood
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Pages: 640 (Hardcover)
Editor: Ronald Bogus
ISBN: 0385413505
Pub: Doubleday Books
Pub date: 1991-03
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 135513
Reader Reviews:
Unless you're Ogden Nash, this book is worth the cash. (3/3 people found this helpful)
Ogden never needed a book to help him rhyme. But we mortals can use some help occasionally. This is more than just a dictionary; it explains several elements to poetry. They call it the Poet's Craft Book. This is not the only book and I am not about to compare, as this is a five star book in its own right. It is well organized and easy to follow.
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British buyers beware! (24/24 people found this helpful)
Finding rhymes by phonetics is something you will appreciate in time, and it really isn't all that hard, even for foreigners like myself. The book is large, well-structured, and has a lot of what we are all looking for: Rhymes. Unfortunately, the rhymes are US English rhymes, which means:
1. Wrong phonetics for some words. Try as you might with your British ear, "fire" is not where it's supposed to be.
2. Some words are listed as rhymes that simply don't rhyme in UK English.
3. Some UK English rhymes are listed as non-rhymes, like "forge" and "gorge".
But this is of course a problem with all US made rhyming dictionaries. If you are a US buyer, there is no reason for you not to buy the book.
Frustrating and difficult to use. (15/16 people found this helpful)
I am a professional writer, and unlike the other reviewers here, I found the arrangement by phonetic sound confusing and difficult to use. My son--a 14-year-old aspiring songwriter and poet--for whom I originally bought this book, found it so annoying and frustrating that he gave it back to me--in exchange for my copy of Rosalind Fergusson's Penguin Rhyming Dictionary, which I have been using for years. I now plan to order a second copy of Fergusson, rather than struggle with this one.
prefer the earlier edition (2/4 people found this helpful)
It's very sad that vital books have to be "updated" and "revised" to accomodate the writing careers of persons unable to create vital books themselves. Some of the original Clement Woods comes through here, but see if you can get hold of the earlier edition instead.
Also recommended: PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.
great resource for poets (1/2 people found this helpful)
I think this book is a great resourcce for poets and songwriters which is what I use it for. Definately go by this book if you like to rhyme stuff!
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