Word: rhymed
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...previous albums. It lacks the ferocity that he showed in previous standout tracks like “Threats” or “Renegade.” But the slower pace has enabled him to more fully display his masterful lyrical technique, making each intricate rhyme scheme and well-placed allusion perfectly audible...
...much can be said of U.S. President William Henry Harrison, except that he died thirty days into his term from a cold and penned the phenomenally catchy “Tippecanoe and Tyler too,” paving the way for the exploitative forces of rhyme and alliteration in campaign slogans. His wittiness outlived him, and so let this be a lesson to the UC hopefuls: in campaigns, slogans are tantamount to success. Save the platform, give me rhymes! Thomas D. Hadfield ’08 seems to agree, which is why he and S. Adam Goldenberg...
...backwards setting her apart from her Icelandic contemporary. The poetry of all five songs is astonishing. The text is more complex—at least formally—than even Bob Dylan. Where he weaved stories on an intricate but predictable meter, Newsom spins an ever-evolving sequence of rhyme schemes. In “Emily,” she paints an organic tale of a dying kingdom, and the swoop and pull of the orchestration (arranged by Van Dyke Parks) makes it sound like an apocalyptic dirge from another planet. “Monkey & Bear” is more...
DIED. Johnny Sain, 89, right-handed pitcher for the Boston Braves immortalized in a rhyme turned national catchphrase; in Downers Grove, Ill. Sain, the last pitcher to face Babe Ruth, and Braves left-hander Warren Spahn were deemed so crucial to the team's successful campaign for the 1948 National League pennant that a lyric was born: "Spahn and Sain, pray for rain." Sain later became a visionary teacher, stressing the mental side of pitching and inspiring accolades from players like Jim Bouton, who dubbed him "the greatest pitching coach who ever lived...
...last resort, if you’re still feeling down about the weekend’s events, do as Princetonians would do: act like children. After all, it’s a well-known children’s rhyme that always helps me keep things in perspective: “First is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the treasure chest...