The basic rhymes in English are masculine, which is to say that the last syllable of the line is stressed: 'lane' rhymes with 'pain,' but it also rhymes with 'urbane' since the last syllable of 'urbane' is stressed. 'Lane' does not rhyme with 'methan...
Even if there were only seventeen syllables left in the universe, I still don’t think The Mythical Mr. Boo would write a haiku. Especially not if those syllables were groups of “oh,” “no,” “ah,” “ouch,” “ugh,” “eek,” and “...
He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. "That last line was four syllables.” Artemis said. Apollo frowned. “Was it?” “Yes. What about “No, no, that’s six syllable, hhhm.” He start...
I thought that the world was a vast system of signs, a conversation between giant beings. My actions, the cricket's saw, the star's blink, were nothing but pauses and syllables, scattered phrases from that dialogue. What word could it be, of which I ...
Why are there five syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?
Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.
With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable.
Stupidity is doomed, therefore, to cringe at every syllable of wisdom.
Cosmos is God, who whispered the syllable of life.
This sentence consists of eleven words, twenty-three syllables and seventy-four letters.
People are not meant to be alone, as the word itself is made of two syllables.
Well we really meant you to visit Paris in May, but the rhythm required two syllables.
I sympathize with politicians who have to watch every syllable they utter for fear it will be misused by somebody with an agenda.
How can love's spaciousness be conveyed in the narrow confines of one syllable?
At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
I don't categorize characters into one syllable. These are fully-rounded characters that I don't judge; I just play them.
Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they're just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches.
I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.
I want to see thirst In the syllables, Tough fire In the sound; Feel through the dark For the scream.
The relation of repetitions for learning and for repeating English stanzas needs no amplification. These were learned by heart on the first day with less than half of the repetitions necessary for the shortest of the syllable series.
