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The Word Rhythm Dictionary
A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists
Timothy Polashek
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Contents
Introduction: A New Kind of Dictionary xi
1-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: P 1
2-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-P 31
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: P-u 47
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: P-P 139
3-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: P-u-u 143
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: P-S-u 178
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: P-u-S 186
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-P-u 203
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: S-P-u 235
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-S 238
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-u-P 240
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: S-u-P 242
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-S-P 247
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: P-P-P 248
4-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1:!u-u-u-P 249
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-P-u 250
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-P-S 254
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-P-u-u 255
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-P-u-S 270
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-S-u 274
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-S-u-P 275
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-S-P-u 276
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: P-u-u-u 277
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: P-u-u-S 281
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: P-u-S-u 283
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: P-u-S-S 292
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: P-S-u-u 293
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: P-S-u-S 294
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: P-S-S-u 295
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-u-P 296
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-P-u 297
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Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-P-S 310
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-S-P 311
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-P-u-u 312
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-P-u-S 314
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-P-S-u 315
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-S-P-u 316
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: P-P-P-P 317
5-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-u-u-P 319
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-u-P-u 320
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-P-u-u 321
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-u-P-u-S 323
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-P-u-u-u 324
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-P-u-u-S 326
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-P-u-S-u 327
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-P-S-u-u 331
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-S-u-u-P 332
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: u-S-u-P-u 333
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: u-S-P-u-S 335
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: P-u-u-u-u 336
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: P-u-u-S-u 337
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: P-u-S-u-u 338
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: P-u-S-S-u 339
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-u-P-u 340
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-P-u-u 343
Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-P-u-S 349
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-P-S-u 350
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-u-S-u-P 351
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-u-S-P-u 352
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-P-u-u-u 353
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-P-u-S-u 354
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: S-S-u-P-u 355
Rhythm Rhyme Group 25: S-S-P-u-u 356
Rhythm Rhyme Group 26: S-S-P-u-S 357
6-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-u-u-P-u 359
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-u-P-u-u 360
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-u-u-P-u-S 361
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-u-P-u-u-u 362
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-u-P-u-u-S 363
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-u-P-u-S-u 364
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-u-S-u-P-u 365
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-P-u-u-u-u 366
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Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: u-P-u-u-S-u 367
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: u-P-u-S-u-u 368
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: u-S-u-u-P-u 369
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: u-S-u-P-u-u 370
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: u-S-u-P-u-S 372
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: u-S-u-S-P-u 373
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: u-S-P-u-S-u 374
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: P-u-u-S-u-u 375
Rhythm Rhyme Group 17: S-u-u-u-P-u 376
Rhythm Rhyme Group 18: S-u-u-P-u-u 377
Rhythm Rhyme Group 19: S-u-u-P-u-S 379
Rhythm Rhyme Group 20: S-u-u-S-P-u 380
Rhythm Rhyme Group 21: S-u-P-u-u-u 381
Rhythm Rhyme Group 22: S-u-P-u-u-S 382
Rhythm Rhyme Group 23: S-u-P-u-S-u 383
Rhythm Rhyme Group 24: S-u-S-u-P-u 384
Rhythm Rhyme Group 25: S-u-S-P-u-u 385
Rhythm Rhyme Group 26: S-S-u-u-P-u 386
Rhythm Rhyme Group 27: S-S-u-P-u-u 387
7-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: u-u-P-u-u-S-u 389
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-u-S-u-P-u-u 390
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-S-u-u-u-P-u 391
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: u-S-u-u-P-u-u 392
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: u-S-u-u-P-u-u 393
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: u-S-u-P-u-u-u 394
Rhythm Rhyme Group 7: u-S-u-P-u-u-S 395
Rhythm Rhyme Group 8: u-S-u-P-u-S-u 396
Rhythm Rhyme Group 9: S-u-u-u-P-u-u 397
Rhythm Rhyme Group 10: S-u-u-P-u-u-u 398
Rhythm Rhyme Group 11: S-u-u-P-u-S-u 399
Rhythm Rhyme Group 12: S-u-u-S-u-P-u 400
Rhythm Rhyme Group 13: S-u-P-u-u-u-u 401
Rhythm Rhyme Group 14: S-u-P-u-u-S-u 402
Rhythm Rhyme Group 15: S-u-S-u-u-P-u 403
Rhythm Rhyme Group 16: S-u-S-u-P-u-u 404
8-Syllable Words
Rhythm Rhyme Group 1: S-u-S-u-u-u-P-u 405
Rhythm Rhyme Group 2: u-S-u-P-u-u-S-u 406
Rhythm Rhyme Group 3: u-S-u-S-u-u-P-u 407
Rhythm Rhyme Group 4: S-u-u-u-u-P-u-u 408
Rhythm Rhyme Group 5: S-u-u-u-P-u-u-u 409
Rhythm Rhyme Group 6: S-u-u-P-u-u-u-u 410
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Description:The Word Rhythm Dictionary: A Resource for Writers, Rappers, Poets, and Lyricists is a new kind of dictionary—one that reflects the use of “rhythm rhymes” by rappers, poets, and songwriters of today. This is an eminently practical reference work for all wordsmiths looking to add musicality to