The Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists

708 Pages·2014·11.21 MB·English

by  Timothy Polashek

The Word Rhythm Dictionary

The Word Rhythm Dictionary

A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists

Timothy Polashek

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Contents

Introduction: A New Kind of Dictionary xi

1-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: P 1

2-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-P 31
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: P-u 47
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: P-P 139

3-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: P-u-u 143
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: P-S-u 178
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: P-u-S 186
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-P-u 203
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: S-P-u 235
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-S 238
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-u-P 240
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: S-u-P 242
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-S-P 247
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: P-P-P 248

4-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1:!u-u-u-P 249
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-P-u 250
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-P-S 254
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-P-u-u 255
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-P-u-S 270
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-S-u 274
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-S-u-P 275
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-S-P-u 276
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: P-u-u-u 277
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: P-u-u-S 281
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: P-u-S-u 283
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: P-u-S-S 292
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: P-S-u-u 293
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: P-S-u-S 294
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: P-S-S-u 295
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-u-P 296
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-P-u 297
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Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-P-S 310
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-S-P 311
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-P-u-u 312
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-P-u-S 314
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-P-S-u 315
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-S-P-u 316
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: P-P-P-P 317

5-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-u-u-P 319
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-u-P-u 320
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-P-u-u 321
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-u-P-u-S 323
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-P-u-u-u 324
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-u-u-S 326
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-P-u-S-u 327
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-P-S-u-u 331
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-S-u-u-P 332
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: u-S-u-P-u 333
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: u-S-P-u-S 335
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: P-u-u-u-u 336
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: P-u-u-S-u 337
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: P-u-S-u-u 338
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: P-u-S-S-u 339
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-u-P-u 340
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-P-u-u 343
Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-P-u-S 349
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-P-S-u 350
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-u-S-u-P 351
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-u-S-P-u 352
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-P-u-u-u 353
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-P-u-S-u 354
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: S-S-u-P-u 355
Rhythm Rhyme Group 25: S-S-P-u-u 356
Rhythm Rhyme Group 26: S-S-P-u-S 357

6-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-u-u-P-u 359
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-u-P-u-u 360
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-u-P-u-S 361
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-u-P-u-u-u 362
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-u-P-u-u-S 363
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-u-P-u-S-u 364
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-u-S-u-P-u 365
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-P-u-u-u-u 366
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Contents ix

Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-P-u-u-S-u 367
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: u-P-u-S-u-u 368
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: u-S-u-u-P-u 369
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: u-S-u-P-u-u 370
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: u-S-u-P-u-S 372
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: u-S-u-S-P-u 373
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: u-S-P-u-S-u 374
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: P-u-u-S-u-u 375
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-u-u-P-u 376
Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-u-P-u-u 377
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-u-P-u-S 379
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-u-u-S-P-u 380
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-u-P-u-u-u 381
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-u-P-u-u-S 382
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-u-P-u-S-u 383
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: S-u-S-u-P-u 384
Rhythm Rhyme Group 25: S-u-S-P-u-u 385
Rhythm Rhyme Group 26: S-S-u-u-P-u 386
Rhythm Rhyme Group 27: S-S-u-P-u-u 387

7-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-P-u-u-S-u 389
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-S-u-P-u-u 390
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-S-u-u-u-P-u 391
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-S-u-u-P-u-u 392
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-S-u-u-P-u-u 393
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-S-u-P-u-u-u 394
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-S-u-P-u-u-S 395
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-S-u-P-u-S-u 396
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: S-u-u-u-P-u-u 397
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: S-u-u-P-u-u-u 398
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: S-u-u-P-u-S-u 399
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: S-u-u-S-u-P-u 400
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: S-u-P-u-u-u-u 401
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: S-u-P-u-u-S-u 402
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: S-u-S-u-u-P-u 403
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-S-u-P-u-u 404

8-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: S-u-S-u-u-u-P-u 405
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-S-u-P-u-u-S-u 406
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-S-u-S-u-u-P-u 407
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: S-u-u-u-u-P-u-u 408
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: S-u-u-u-P-u-u-u 409
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: S-u-u-P-u-u-u-u 410
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