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\"Tim\u201cWhy isn\u2019t there a word rhythm dictionary?\u201d Tim Polashek<\/a> once wondered.\u00a0 He no longer asks. No need. The Transylvania University assistant professor of music got busy responding to his own question, resulting in publication of \u201cThe Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists\u201d (Rowman & Littlefield), a 689-page gold mine for the creative-yet-stumped.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI really just see this as another tool,\u201d said Polashek. \u201cTools matter in that they offer different perspectives and methods and can shape direction of creativity. For example, some computer programs allow easy reversing of melodic motives. Others don’t. This affects creativity. I’m constantly asking myself and my students how a given tool shapes creativity and they can be objective about the tool.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nRhythm rhymes are defined in the introduction as two or more words with the same rhythm, sharing the same number of syllables \u201cand relative positions of primarily accented, secondarily accented and unstressed syllables.\u201d Unlike traditional rhymes, rhythm rhymes need not have matching vowel sounds. \u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\nPolashek said the book is an expression of his longtime interest in the relationships between music and speech as well as the pitch and rhythms of spoken speech.\n<\/p>\n

\nHe has created a series of computer programs to help him manipulate and search for words with certain properties for creative projects. \u201cFor example, show me all the words that have two \u2018T\u2019 sounds and a \u2018Z\u2019 sound.\u00a0 Or, show me 10 words that are five syllables long that have accents on the third syllable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nHe also has written programs to generate nonsensical text with certain musical properties. \u201cSo, when I got around to actually writing the dictionary, I had a lot of software tools to help me.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThe typical rhyming dictionary groups words based on vowel sounds and is primarily concerned with the vowels at the ends of words. The \u201cWord Rhythm Dictionary\u201d takes a different approach, grouping words by several properties:\u00a0 syllabic stress (primary, secondary and unstressed), which determines the rhythm tendencies of the word; vowels, which lead to secondary sorting; and consonants. \u201cSo as you read the rhythm-rhyme groups, there is movement along a timbre\/word sound continuum,\u201d he explained.\n<\/p>\n

\nHow might a lyricist or poet use the Polashek dictionary? The author suggests three methods: thinking of a word, then browsing a list of words with identical rhythms; coming up with a poetic foot and then searching a list of words that rhythmically match; or establishing a musical rhythm and then browsing a list of words that rhythmically or lyrically fit.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe approach, said Polashek, makes it easier to locate words that feature similar sounds, matching meters and rhythmic grooves, from traditional rhymes like \u201cclashing\u201d and \u201csplashing,\u201d to near rhymes like \u201crollover\u201d and \u201cbulldozer,\u201d to pure metrical matches, like \u201cbiology\u201d and \u201cphotography.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u00a0\u201cUpon observing a couple of words in the same group, some interesting scene or semantic concept might pop into mind that will generate a line of poetry or a lyric, perhaps reflecting some subconscious things that the writer had been considering\u2014a linguist Rorschach test, perhaps?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhy isn\u2019t there a word rhythm dictionary?\u201d Tim Polashek once wondered.\u00a0 He no longer asks. No need. The Transylvania University assistant professor of music got busy responding to his own question, resulting in publication of \u201cThe Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists\u201d (Rowman & Littlefield), a 689-page gold mine for the creative-yet-stumped. \u201cI really just see this as another tool,\u201d said Polashek. \u201cTools matter in that they offer different perspectives and methods and can shape direction of creativity. For example, some computer programs allow easy reversing of melodic motives. Others don’t. This affects creativity. I’m constantly asking myself and my students how a given tool shapes creativity and they can be objective about the tool.\u201d Rhythm rhymes are defined in the introduction as two or more words with the same rhythm, sharing the same number of syllables \u201cand relative positions of primarily accented, secondarily accented and unstressed syllables.\u201d Unlike traditional rhymes, rhythm rhymes need not have matching vowel sounds. \u00a0 Polashek said the book is an expression of his longtime interest in the relationships between music and speech as well as the pitch and rhythms of spoken speech. He has created a series of computer programs to help him manipulate and search for words with certain properties for creative projects. \u201cFor example, show me all the words that have two \u2018T\u2019 sounds and a \u2018Z\u2019 sound.\u00a0 Or, show me 10 words that are five syllables<\/p>\n

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