The Wordsworth Rhyming Dictionary (Wordsworth Reference)

I bought this book for my husband who enjoys writing doggerell. He gave it to me in frustration asking if I could find words rhyming with 'wheel' evenyually I found 'eal' with about 12 rhyming words. including ideal and unideal. Nowhere wheel, peel, seal or similar. It may be possible to find rhyming words from this book but do we really need something so complicated that we need a degree in quantum physics before being able to use it? It has no clear instructions, is absurdley complicated to use and I wish that I had not bought it. I am now looking to get an alternative and will consign this edition to the deep where it so deservedly needs to be!

Rhming dictionary. (1/1 people found this helpful)

When i first got this book i found it very complicated to understand, and to find what i needed quickly, proved difficult. It is not arranged as a dictionary, but in sylables, and then sounds, to help you find the rhyme you wanted. This proves time consuming to do, but once you find the word needed there is an array of rhyming words for you to use. Although useful, i did find it overly complicated than needed and very time consuming.

A "must buy" for poetry writing (3/5 people found this helpful)

Not only does this book have a comprehensive listing of rhyming words, classed phonetically, it has plenty of daft little rhymes to keep you amused. The editor, Willard Espy, is quite a wit, and also knows his poetry so the book has clear, easy to follow examples of various poetry forms...

The Wordsworth Rhyming Dictionary (Wordsworth Reference)

Willard R. Espy

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confused and dissapointed (0/0 people found this helpful)

Rhming dictionary. (1/1 people found this helpful)

A "must buy" for poetry writing (3/5 people found this helpful)

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