The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary

Here is the most extensive rhyming dictionary available today. Clearly and compactly arranged, it will enable all verse-writers to find the rhymes they need quickly and easily. It contains more terms than any other similar work and includes a wealth of slang and colloquial words, as well as numerous foreign expressions that have been assimilated into the English language. Frances Stillmann's detailed introduction on prosody provides a clear treatment of poetic forms. The various metres and stanzas used in English are described with examples, and the author explains the difference between accent and stress and elaborates upon the nature of sprung rhythm. Perfect rhyme and near-rhyme are thoroughly treated, including the near-rhyme used in contemporary verse. Including a comprehensive index to all the terms used, this is a reference tool that no writer of verse can afford to be without.