Words that rhyme with helps
221 best rhymes for 'help'
1 syllable
- Belt
- Dealt
- Melt
- Felt
- Held
- Yelp
- Welp
- Kelp
- Smelt
- Stepped
- Bent
- Went
- Slept
- Rent
- Spent
- Vent
- Meant
- Kept
- Sent
- Helt
- Pelt
- Welt
- Yelled
- Knelt
- Stressed
- Wrecked
- Blessed
- Best
- Quest
- West
- Vest
- Dressed
- Chest
- Rest
- Test
- Messed
- Left
- Checked
- Dwelt
- Celt
- Selbe
- Guest
- Cared
- Scared
- Smelled
- Breast
- Est
- Shared
- Nest
- Elk
- Belk
- Stared
- Spelled
- Pressed
- Pest
- Swelled
- Spend
- Send
- Friend
- End
- Bend
- Tend
- Dent
- Jest
- Dreamt
- Shelled
- Swept
- Dwelled
- Weld
- Felled
- Meld
- Desk
- Trend
- Celled
- Theft
- Quelled
- Temp
- Stretched
- Pent
- Lend
- Crept
- Tent
- Hemp
- Blend
- Lent
- Crest
- Lest
- Wept
- Kemp
- Ent
- Mend
- Fest
- Kent
- Etched
- Fetched
- Prepped
- Dared
- Decked
- Zest
- Sketched
2 syllables
- Present
- Accept
- Except
- Percent
- Content
- Seatbelt
- Repent
- Heartfelt
- Expect
- Subject
- Respect
- Obsessed
- Perfect
- Collect
- Effect
- Connect
- Depressed
- Protect
- Suggest
- Correct
- Arrest
- Project
- Reflect
- Invest
- Contest
- Concept
- Prevent
- Prepared
- Compared
- Cement
- Comment
- Intent
- Possessed
- Impressed
- Reject
- Expelled
- Neglect
- Direct
- Affect
- Compelled
- Event
- Excelled
- Defend
- Girlfriend
- Weekend
- Boyfriend
- Pretend
- Inject
- Propelled
- Object
- Digest
- Upheld
- Seinfeld
- Accent
- Suspect
- Withheld
- Misspelled
- Rebelled
- Repelled
- Marveled
- Handheld
- Offend
- Dispelled
- Marvelled
- Impelled
- Request
- Torment
- Infect
- Protest
- Resent
- Conquest
- Invent
- Extent
- Frequent
- Dissect
- Consent
- Erect
- Depend
- Oppressed
- Descent
- Detect
- Inspect
- Expressed
- Select
- Prospect
- Undressed
- Midwest
- Detest
- Aspect
- Addressed
- Suppressed
- Incest
- Lament
- Impaired
- Adept
- Eject
- Ascent
- Ingest
- Confessed
- Compressed
3 syllables
- Represent
- President
- Roosevelt
- Disrespect
- Intellect
- Comprehend
- Paralleled
- Compliment
- Resurrect
- Manifest
- Intercept
- Disconnect
- Reinvent
- Document
- Discontent
- Dialect
- Recollect
- Underwent
- Circumvent
- Announcement
4 syllables
- Unparalleled
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Near rhymes with helpB-Rhymes | B-Rhymes
Word | Pronunciation | Score ? | ||
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1 | phelps | fel_p_s | 3860 | Definition |
2 | yelp | yel_p | 3772 | Definition |
3 | whelp | wel_p | 3772 | Definition |
4 | felt | fel_t | 3765 | Definition |
5 | smelt | s_mel_t | 3765 | Definition |
6 | spelt | s_pel_t | 3765 | Definition |
7 | svelte | s_vel_t | 3765 | Definition |
8 | veld | vel_t | 3754 | Definition |
9 | belt | bel_t | 3678 | Definition |
10 | dealt | del_t | 3678 | Definition |
11 | dwelt | d_wel_t | 3678 | Definition |
12 | gelt | gel_t | 3678 | Definition |
13 | knelt | nel_t | 3678 | Definition |
14 | melt | mel_t | 3678 | Definition |
15 | welt | wel_t | 3678 | Definition |
16 | whelk | wel_k | 3678 | Definition |
17 | beheld | bihel_d | 3668 | Definition |
18 | held | hel_d | 3668 | Definition |
19 | upheld | aphel_d | 3668 | Definition |
20 | withheld | withhel_d | 3668 | Definition |
21 | kelp | kel_p | 3662 | Definition |
22 | spelled | s_pel_d | 3659 | Definition |
23 | shelled | shel_d | 3659 | Definition |
24 | veldt | vel_d_t | 3648 | Definition |
25 | elk | el_k | 3633 | Definition |
26 | scalp | s_kaal_p | 3624 | Definition |
27 | heartfelt | harr_tfel_t | 3585 | Definition |
28 | roosevelt | ruh_uuzuhvel_t | 3574 | Definition |
29 | weld | wel_d | 3572 | Definition |
30 | meld | mel_d | 3572 | Definition |
31 | geld | gel_d | 3572 | Definition |
32 | celt | kel_t | 3567 | Definition |
33 | kelt | kel_t | 3567 | Definition |
34 | pelt | pel_t | 3567 | Definition |
35 | shalt | shaal_t | 3529 | Definition |
36 | eld | el_d | 3527 | Definition |
37 | alp | aal_p | 3491 | Definition |
38 | palp | paal_p | 3426 | Definition |
39 | alb | aal_b | 3397 | Definition |
40 | unparalleled | anpaaruhlel_d | 3392 | Definition |
41 | catafalque | kaatuhfaal_k | 3349 | Definition |
42 | scaled | s_ke_il_d | 3332 | Definition |
43 | failed | fe_il_d | 3332 | Definition |
44 | calque | kaal_k | 3331 | Definition |
45 | talc | taal_k | 3331 | Definition |
46 | veiled | ve_il_d | 3321 | Definition |
47 | mailed | me_il_d | 3244 | Definition |
48 | engrailed | eng_re_il_d | 3244 | Definition |
49 | buchenwald | bukuhnvaal_d | 3232 | Definition |
50 | hilt | hil_t | 3120 | Definition |
51 | heeled | heel_d | 3116 | Definition |
52 | heald | heel_d | 3116 | Definition |
53 | stilt | s_til_t | 3111 | Definition |
54 | spilt | s_pil_t | 3111 | Definition |
55 | silt | sil_t | 3111 | Definition |
56 | silk | sil_k | 3111 | Definition |
57 | afield | uhfeel_d | 3106 | Definition |
58 | downfield | dah_uunfeel_d | 3106 | Definition |
59 | field | feel_d | 3106 | Definition |
60 | sealed | seel_d | 3106 | Definition |
61 | shield | sheel_d | 3106 | Definition |
62 | unsealed | anseel_d | 3106 | Definition |
63 | revealed | riveel_d | 3096 | Definition |
64 | hobnailed | hobne_il_d | 3064 | Definition |
65 | mild | mah_il_d | 3051 | Definition |
66 | wild | wah_il_d | 3051 | Definition |
67 | bilk | bil_k | 3023 | Definition |
68 | built | bil_t | 3023 | Definition |
69 | gilt | gil_t | 3023 | Definition |
70 | guilt | gil_t | 3023 | Definition |
71 | inbuilt | inbil_t | 3023 | Definition |
72 | jilt | jil_t | 3023 | Definition |
73 | lilt | lil_t | 3023 | Definition |
74 | milk | mil_k | 3023 | Definition |
75 | milt | mil_t | 3023 | Definition |
76 | quilt | k_wil_t | 3023 | Definition |
77 | wilkes | wil_k_s | 3023 | Definition |
78 | wilt | wil_t | 3023 | Definition |
79 | bield | beel_d | 3019 | Definition |
80 | weald | weel_d | 3019 | Definition |
81 | wheeled | weel_d | 3019 | Definition |
82 | wield | weel_d | 3019 | Definition |
83 | yield | yeel_d | 3019 | Definition |
84 | distilled | dis_til_d | 3005 | Definition |
85 | skilled | s_kil_d | 3005 | Definition |
86 | unskilled | ans_kil_d | 3005 | Definition |
87 | ilk | il_k | 2978 | Definition |
88 | dovetailed | davte_il_d | 2954 | Definition |
89 | detailed | deete_il_d | 2954 | Definition |
90 | child | chah_il_d | 2940 | Definition |
91 | childe | chah_il_d | 2940 | Definition |
92 | piled | pah_il_d | 2940 | Definition |
93 | tiled | tah_il_d | 2940 | Definition |
94 | winfield | winfeel_d | 2926 | Definition |
95 | windshield | win_dsheel_d | 2926 | Definition |
96 | whitfield | witfeel_d | 2926 | Definition |
97 | westfield | wes_tfeel_d | 2926 | Definition |
98 | warfield | wawrfeel_d | 2926 | Definition |
99 | wakefield | we_ikfeel_d | 2926 | Definition |
What is B-Rhymes?
B-Rhymes is a rhyming dictionary that's not stuck up about what does and doesn't rhyme. As well as regular rhymes, it gives you words that sound good together even though they don't technically rhyme.
45 words with "reminders" that will be useful to schoolchildren and adults - Teacher's newspaper
No matter how you learn stress, you can still get confused at the most inopportune moment. We tried to speak correctly, but many around speak differently, and we begin to echo them. "Gramotator" has repeatedly addressed the topic of stress. But questions from our readers keep coming. And today we decided to offer a mini-dictionary of the most problematic nouns with rhymes for memorization. They will be useful both in life and on the exam. And as a daily cheat sheet, you can use our cards.
Noun stresses
The letter A
Asymmetry
The stress in this word falls on the last syllable. The “asymmetry” familiar to many is wrong. Although some dictionaries provide such an option as the only or alternative, they are in the minority. And it is asymmetry that corresponds to a strict norm. Our rhyme will help you remember this.
Allergy occurs,
When there is asymmetry all around
Airport
The stress in all forms, except for the prepositional case, falls on -port-. In the prepositional case, the stress falls on the ending when we talk about the place (where) - at the airport, and on - the port when we talk about the airport. Let's learn " memory notes ", and we will never make a mistake.
Airport
Settled in comfort -
Satisfied with the airport.
At the airport (where, about the place)
How the liner is gaining altitude,
You will only see it at the airport.
About the airpoore (about which)
read news about sports,
And read - about the airpoore
Aero -reproaches (multiple)
We love resorts,
We hasten at aeropors.
Letter B
Bows
This is one of the few two-syllable nouns in which the stress in all forms and plural falls on the last syllable. Here, too, it is enough to remember the word "bow" and simply substitute endings for it, without changing anything. Well rhyme will help.
piping on the shirt,
bows on the head
Boutique
The word came from the French language, which means that the stress falls on the last syllable. The main thing to remember is that the stress will stand when changing the word in cases and in the plural. And rhymes will help to fix.
Light and shine -
Just chic
This brand new boutique
Boutique
Sign of the faceless
In a fashionable butter
Boutik
I was surprised by the 30005
Boutike
in Boutike
We will give a carpet
in a boutike 9000,0002
9000 Blueberries, lingonberries and strawberries
Do not sell beautiful fashion boutiques
Accountant
Directors, professors have long turned into directors and professors, shifting the emphasis to the ending. But accountants are not one of those. The stress in this word is invariable and in all forms of the plural falls on the root.
A “Memill ” will help not to forget:
Accounts (multi -d.), Accounters
Good Harakters
have all accountants,
and bad harackers
have no accounting accountants.
Letter B
Widowhood
The stress in this word always falls only on the last syllable. It does not change with the declension of the noun.
Here you can not do without « memory sticks »:
Magic for Christmas
Widowhood instantly crumbled.
Religion
Despite the fact that many stubbornly say religion, the correct option is only religion. And nothing else. Let's remember the word "know", it will help to correctly place the stress. And you can also come up with rhyme, so as not to make a mistake.
I know - I don't know,
What I confess.
I don't know at all
Religion.
Ages
In the plural, as in "accountants", the stress in the word "age" remains unchanged, on the first syllable - ages. Saying and writing "age" is incorrect. And the classic will help to remember this:
All ages are submissive to love.
Download this flashcard to help you memorize difficult accents faster. And we go further - before us are the words with the letter "g".
Letter G
Rake
When the word “rake” is changed, the stress will not move anywhere - it will remain on the first syllable, whether we rejoice at the rake, work at the rake or think about the rake.
Rhyme will help you remember easily:
Hands are already cold -
How can we hold the rake?
Rake
Forehead covered with drops
From working with a rake.
Rake or rake
There is no rake in the barn,
I had to work with a saber.
Corrugated
Amazing word! Most pronounce it incorrectly, and the emphasis here falls not on the second, but on the third syllable - corrugated. By analogy with "pleated". So let's remember, and rhyme will help in this.
Pleated skirt,
A pleated bow.
Corrugated can be not only a bow, but also hair tongs, and a hose, and metal. However, the emphasis will not change.
Letter D
Door
When changing the word “door”, the accent almost always remains on the root. And only in one case - if we are talking about the door as a place - the emphasis will go to the ending.
To the door
At the door
But (hanging) on the door.
And it’s better to remember and not get confused, it will help rhyme about wild animals:
Wild animals came to the door -
They knew that crackers
The owner left them at the door.
Dispensary
The word is of French origin, and therefore the stress falls on the last syllable. The word "dispensary" does not correspond to the norm. Only the dispensary is correct. The stress will not change when the word is declined. And “ memorizer ”
Engineer says
The word is correct – dispensary.
Agreement and agreements
Frequently used “agreements and agreements” are strictly prohibited! Only contract and contracts.
Let's remember rhyme and we won't make mistakes:
Have a conversation with a lawyer,
To conclude an agreement.
But talking won't help
Making contracts.
Letter I
Icon painting
Surprisingly, the stress in this word falls on the first syllable. And, although from the word “icon” one really wants to say “icon painting”, this should not be done. Rhyme :
Turned out today
What is right - iconography.
Game
The word, although old, is used in modern speech, including in a figurative sense. As in the previous word, the stress here falls only on the first syllable. No games allowed! And “ memorizer ”:
Came in a monster costume
To the school for a game.
Letter K
Catalog
Words ending in -log have different stresses. In the word catalog, as in the words dialogue, monologue, prologue, epilogue, the stress falls on the last syllable. There is no word catalog. Rhyme will help you not to get confused.
We started a dialogue,
We are discussing the catalogue.
Containers
And somewhere, probably, there are containers, because that's what they say very often. However, the stress here is stable and in all forms of the word falls on the second syllable - containers. It never carries over to the end.
Let's remember "accountants" and "ages" and just remember.
And again, our cheat sheet, which you can download and use to memorize difficult stresses.
The letter M
In a glimpse
Another difficult word, who says "briefly", and who says "briefly". Unfortunately for many, the second option is wrong. The stress in the word "glimpse" falls on the first syllable. There are no exceptions. You can come up with your own associations to remember, or you can learn our rhyme :
They write very small,
We caught a glimpse
Garbage chute
If we don't want to push garbage into the wires, then we shouldn't say garbage chute. Garbage can only be thrown into the garbage chute. The stress in this word falls on the last syllable. As in other "wires" - a gas pipeline, a pipeline, an oil pipeline. And it will help to remember rhyme :
The whole rather big passage
The garbage chute occupied.
Letter H
Nakid
It would seem that this word should not cause difficulties. But it turned out that there is some professional slang - many knitters say nakid, throwing a loop on a knitting needle. However, there are no exceptions here. Only nakid is correct - in knitting and in other cases. "Memory" will help;
We are not very surprised:
In knitting, they make a crochet.
Intention
Where the word “intention” comes from is unknown, but it sneaks into our speech quite often. However, there is only intention. The stress in this word falls on the second syllable. The rhyme will help to remember, and to someone to get rid of incorrect pronunciation:
It is better to be more moderate
Talk about intentions.
Letter O
Provision
The stress in this word always falls on the third syllable - provision. And it doesn’t matter if we are talking about material support for someone, ensuring an obligation with something or ensuring someone’s safety. The stress will stand in any case. There is no word “providing”, which many dictionaries explicitly warn about.
A rhyme will help you remember this difficult word:
is marked in the dictionary
The word provision
Window - window
Do you remember the words of the song of the Lyube group: “... from the wide open windows ..”? Many will be surprised, but this is not the norm. In the genitive plural, the stress falls on the first syllable - windows. Not windows. Remember?
What is this cocoon
Do we see from the windows?
Letter П
Appeal
The stress in this word always falls on the second syllable. It doesn't matter if it's a call to action or a call to the army. Often, when it comes to conscription for military service, you can hear the call. However, in the army, as well as for action, they are called. And there is no reason to change the stress in a word depending on the meaning. In all cases, the emphasis is the same - the call. A from rhyme easier!
The window is open,
We hear the call.
Pullover
Not a half-over, not a pullover, but only a pullover. Dictionaries do not provide other options. In order not to accidentally put on a half-belt, remember rhyme :
A beautiful motor scooter.
And a pullover in his color.
The letter P
Shell
Perhaps, checking the word "shell", some put the emphasis on the first syllable - shell. And what? A large shell, and a small shell. However, the word "shell" is not a test word for a shell. And the stress in this word is placed on the second syllable - shell. And small, and large, and river, and sea. And to be remembered better, rhyme :
Beautiful toy
From a seashell.
Regent
The word has several meanings. This is both the temporary ruler and the conductor of the church choir. But the stress is one - on the first syllable. In M.A. Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita, the “regent” is quite common: this is how Koroviev called himself at the beginning of the work. “Now the regent put on his nose an obviously unnecessary pince-nez, in which one glass was missing at all, and the other was cracked.” If anyone doubted how to pronounce Koroviev's position, now he will be sure that he is regent. Well, in addition to the classics, our " memo ":
Likes to listen to reggae
Hora former regent
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Letter C
Symmetry
Remember the asymmetry? One might think that in the word "symmetry" the stress falls on the last syllable. The words are similar! But no, that would be too simple, so in the word "symmetry" the stress falls on the second syllable - symmetry. Here, as in the case of asymmetry, there are sometimes two options in dictionaries - symmetry and symmetry. But only the first one corresponds to a strict norm - symmetry. Remember with rhymes
Likes geometry,
So that there is symmetry.
Concentration
Concentration can often be heard. But let's imagine how something gathers at one point, and easily remember what is right - concentration. And if the dot does not help, then our rhyme will definitely do it:
The shutters are boarded up,
Silence is concentrated here
The insurer
For some unknown reason, this word is pronounced insurer. Perhaps, by analogy with some professions in the -man: crane operator, shoemaker. However, none of the modern dictionaries records the word "insurer". There is only "insurer". The emphasis on "o" remains in the derivative words "insurer", "reinsurer".
And it’s easy to remember: remember the word insurance, the insurer also has an emphasis on the letter “o”. And you can also come up with rhyme :
Lviv trainers
Always go to the insurer.
Carpenter
The correct stress in this word is on the last syllable. The profession of carpenter does not exist, no matter how often one hears this word. It's like saying not a painter, but a painter. However, they don’t say that, but for some reason the carpenter took root. And in vain, it does not correspond to the norm. The painter will help remember :
We have a painter working,
But we really need a carpenter.
By the way, the correct plural is “carpenters”, not carpenters and not carpenters. As, however, and painters.
Letter T
Cakes
Do you remember the word "bows"? "Cakes" from the same company. There are not many two-syllable words that have the stress on the first syllable. Cakes is one of them. The stress will remain unchanged when the word is declined. There are no cakes, not cakes, delicious cakes are welcome, but not cakes. When changing the word in the singular in cases, the stress will stand - there is no cake, I'm glad for the cake, I dream of a cake. A rhyme will help you remember:
We are going to resorts,
We can’t eat cakes,
We want to flaunt in shorts,
But they don’t get slim “on cakes”.
Transfer
Despite the common pronunciation “transfer”, it is correct to stress only the last syllable – transfer. And a "reminder":
Famous collector
Booked a transfer to the hotel.
Shoe
Contrary to popular belief, the stress here falls on the first syllable. You can’t say “shoe” or “shoe”, only “shoe. And don't forget that the noun shoe is feminine.
Letter X
Petition
One of the annoying and often used options is petition. Let's spare the ears of those around us and never say that! Only intercession and intercession. And with rhyme is easier to remember.
Just a treat for the ear.
When they say "intercession".
Letter Ш
Scarf
And one more of the few two-syllable words in which the stress falls on the first syllable. We already know about bows and cakes, and now scarves have joined them. It's only right, not scarves. The stress will be preserved when the word is changed both in the singular and in the plural - scarves, scarf, scarf, scarves. Rhyme will help you remember.
We play harps
Scarves are uncomfortable.
Let's sit down to the harps,
Let's take off our scarves
Double (variable) accents in nouns
Good news. No, in all words it is not yet possible to put stress on different syllables at will. But there are a lot of words with variable stress. Let's present some of them.
Apartments
It sounds amazing, but not so long ago only the pronunciation apartments was considered correct. And some dictionaries still fix this option as the only one. True, in some modern dictionaries you can see "apartment" as a colloquial option. But the majority still consider apartments and apartments to be equal. Both options are standard.
Bungalow
Until recently, only the bungalow was considered correct. Now, the stress depends on the choice of the speaker - both bungalow and bungalow correspond to the norm.
Croutons
As in the previous cases, only pronunciation - croutons was allowed before. And in the singular - toast had a masculine gender. Over time, croutons also appeared, and in the singular feminine toast.
Both words are normative, and the choice is yours.
College
You might be surprised, but many dictionaries list both college and college as equals. True, more conservative dictionaries adhere to the college option. We would also recommend not to stress the second syllable. But in this case there will be no error either.
Cooking
She stopped being only cookery a long time ago, having got herself a sister - cookery. Both cooking and cooking are recorded in dictionaries.
Pizzeria
Here you can taste delicious pizza. And it can be pronounced differently. If strict dictionaries believe that only the pizzeria option is correct, then most dictionaries argue with them, fixing two options - pizzeria and pizzeria.
Meatballs
Don't be surprised. The correct options are meatballs and meatballs. But, if you are faced with a choice or preparing an official speech, then meatballs, of course, are preferable. And don't forget that this word is only plural.
Cottage cheese
Both cottage cheese and cottage cheese are correct. Who is more comfortable. The choice is up to the speaker.
Chaos
Let's bring some chaos into our almost food vocabulary. Here, too, two of the two options are true - chaos and chaos. But only if it's a mess.
When we speak of ancient chaos, only chaos is correct.
Our dictionary is based on letters and questions from readers. Today, nouns are included in the dictionary, and in the next publications we will add adjectives, verbs, adverbs.
You can read more about stresses, incorrect words, the origin of different words and phrases in our "Gramotator" and "SLOGiYA".
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How to Write Lyrics for a Song: Using Rhymes - SAMESOUND
We are surrounded by rhymes and rhyming lines - the place of poets in the modern world has been taken by songwriters. According to literary critic David Kaplan, the activity of songwriters has led us to live in an era of rhymes that get stuck in our heads along with popular tracks. As confirmation of Kaplan's words, one can recall Bob Dylan, who in 2016 received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetry.
It's not easy to write lyrics for a song - the rhymes are idiotic, the lines don't make sense. However, one should not think that the lyrics are limited to rhymes. Flypaper contributor Charlotte Yates has three tips for anyone who wants to know how to come up with lyrics for a song. According to Charlotte, these recommendations will help move the writing of lyrics off the ground and make it easier to write lyrics. Edition SAMESOUND.RU provides an adapted translation of the note.
Change Patterns
Those who want to figure out how to write lyrics for a song often forget that the lines of songs are usually written in certain patterns called rhyme patterns. Lines whose last words rhyme with each other are denoted by letters: the first line is A, the second is B , etc. If a line doesn't rhyme, it's X.
Here are a few common patterns (similar to the structural song patterns used in an arrangement):
- AABB - adjacent rhyme, couplet syllable, in which every two lines rhyme with each other;
- ABAB - cross syllable, opposition, in which the lines rhyme with each other through one;
- AAAA - monorhyme, each line rhymes with the previous one and all the others;
- ABBA - ring rhyme, within a quatrain, the first and last lines, as well as the second and third, rhyme with each other.
In addition, patterns XAXA, AXXA and AAXA are often found in songs.
An example of a quatrain with the XAXA scheme.For those who are looking for an answer to the question of how to write lyrics for a song, but do not have enough experience in this, it is useful to write down the schemes used and come up with words by holding them in front of you. Most likely, these will be the standard schemes given above, but based on them, you can come up with more interesting options. If you often write quatrains, try to get out of your comfort zone and increase the number of lines to six. If all lines rhyme in quatrains, then it might be worth adding at least one non-rhyming line. For example, 9 did this0003 Adele to "Hello":
Hello from the outside (A)
At least I can say that I've tried (A) 9005 you tell sorry for breaking your heart (B)
But it don't matter; it clearly doesn't tear you apart (B) anymore
Nothing is perfect
Where musical theater lyrics are as much a part of the story as the script, contemporary song classics often favor authenticity and colloquial realism over use so-called "ideal" rhymes. Modern writers strive to keep the lyrics simple and natural, so use the full range of rhymes and vocabulary available to you. You don't have to take everything literally: it's not about making all your rhymes perfect, but about you were not afraid to use any, even the simplest rhymes, if it is justified.
The range of rhymes can be conditionally divided into 5 types:
- Ideal rhymes — words end in the same vowels or consonants: love — carrot, fat — cat;
- Exact - consonants or vowels in words are the same, which makes rhymes and words sound very similar: breathes - hears, white - ride;
- Approximate, inaccurate - there are no letter matches or they are not exact, words are more similar in their sound, not spelling: towards - cutting, way - paid;
- Assonances - any consonants in a word that sound the same vowels: blow - throat;
- Consonances - any vowels in the word that sound the same consonants: hand - end;
In fact, there are many more types of rhymes, but in most texts, the authors resort to using these varieties (for more information about the types of rhymes, you can read here).
Bite that tattoo on your shoulder
Pull the sheets right off the corner
Of the mattress that you stole
From your roommate back in Boulder
We ain' t ever getting older
Rely on the sound
Don't pay attention to how rhymes look on paper - writing lyrics for a song, chasing only the beauty of letter combinations will not work. Play with words aloud, sort through matching words and phrases, memorize the result you like. If the rhyme sounds great, be sure to use it.
Having a bunch of great-sounding rhymes on hand will make it easier for you to write the lyrics for the next song. It is enough to put together the found rhymes, arrange them in lines and put meaning into it in order to get a decent and memorable text.