Re: Rhyming Conlangs
| From: | Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 8, 2001, 9:37 |
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Which is one of the main reasons I consider most modern verse poorly written
schlock. Most of it reads like a cereal box. Give me rhyme (or a good
alliterative scheme) or give me prose. Don't give me feeble prose
masquerading as verse. /soapbox
Adam
>From: Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...>
>Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 23:39:07 -0500
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>On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Jim Grossmann wrote:
>
> > Aside: It's conceivable that a language community could use rhymes
>only
> > in mnemonics, and use non-rhyming patterns in its more serious poetry,
> > though I know of no real-life precidents for this.
>
>To an extent, ccurrent English poetry. :) One rarely sees effective
>rhyme. It's considered too heavy-handed in much contemporary poetry.
>
>If it is used, it's used internally or sporadically.
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