Friday, October 16, 2009

Put the Rhyme in the Syllable

If it wasn't for the internal structure of syllables, beautifully humorous poetry (the likes of below from Toothpaste for Dinner) would not be possible.




Onset...Nucleus...Coda_Onset...Nucleus...Coda_Onset...Nucleus...Coda

/p/....../o/..........Ø____Ø........./ə/.........Ø___/tr/........./i/........Ø

/n/....../o/..........Ø____Ø......../ə/..........Ø___/tr/......../i/.........Ø


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2 comments:

  1. The pale observerOctober 16, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Gotta love Toothpaste For Dinner!!! And his wife Natalie Dee.

    I love your site too!

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  2. Laura PayneOctober 16, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    Thank you pale observer.

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