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Although the limerick form appears in few prosody handbooks, Asimov followed strict, traditional rules. Limericks must have five lines. The first, second and fifth lines must all rhyme, while the third and fourth follow another rhyme (a,a,b,b,a). There are 13 feet, or stressed syllables, to the limerick-no more, no less. The typical foot is an anapest, that is, two unstressed syllables preceding an accented one (da-da-DAH), or sometimes an iamb...
...Reinig's Quiz-In-Rhyme...
...refuses to be tossed into one of the catch-all bins that are labeled folk, jazz or rock. The kind of freedom Mitchell enjoys on this album is rare, and refreshing, but it is also a perilous freedom: Leave the clearly marked paths of standard meter and concise rhyme schemes, and walk the untrammeled, impressionistic woods. But take care you don't get lost. While some of the songs on Don Juan's Reckless Daughter pass through those woods skillfully and effectively, Mitchell does in fact get lost on many of the cuts...
...well do you remember the events of 1977 as reported in The Harvard Crimson? This ten-question quiz should jog your memory!! (Reading time: 6 minutes, 38 seconds) Answer-sequences that mirror the rhyme scheme of Milton's "Paradise Lost" will be considered for a a special prize. Fill in the answer sheet below, do not leave any stray marks, and return immediately to the Educational Testing Service, Box 000, Princeton, New Jersey, with a $30 non-refundable fee and three proof-of-purchase receipts from Coop sidewalk sales...
...sophisticate's sophisticate, Porter was perhaps the closest U.S. equivalent to Noël Coward, yet not quite his equal. Though Porter was a wily wizard of rhyme, he lacked some of the inventive fun of Coward's lines. Despite Porter's infatuation with what he called the "rich-rich," he is less intercontinental than Coward. His true territorial imperative was Broadway. The propellent force in his songs is to reach and grab a New York audience. In this production, the women clearly outshine the men. Each has a distinct personality in manner and voice. Maureen Moore...