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Crambo is a rhyming game which, according to Joseph Strutt, [1] was played as early as the 14th century under the name of the ABC of Aristotle. [2] It is also known as capping the rhyme . The name may also be used to describe a doggerel poem which exhausts the possible rhymes with a particular word.
There is a long tradition of comedy roasts, with standard elements such as the roastee, roastmaster, panel of guests and so on. There is also a tradition of "insult comedy" - comedians or would-be comedians insulting audience members, celebrities, or passers-by in order to get a laugh. Roasts can certainly be seen as a subset of insult comedy.
Rhyme Stew is a 1989 collection of poems for children by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake. [1] In a sense it is a more adult version of Revolting Rhymes (1982). [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Sticks and Stones" is an English-language children's rhyme. The rhyme is used as a defense against name-calling and verbal bullying, intended to increase resiliency, avoid physical retaliation, and/or to remain calm and indifferent. The full rhyme is usually a variant of:
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The Cruel Sister from The Book of British Ballads (1842) "The Two Sisters" (also known by the Scots title "The Twa Sisters") is a traditional murder ballad, dating at least as far back as the mid 17th century. The song recounts the tale of a girl drowned by her jealous sister.
The groom disagreed with his wife, countering that his friend was "just joking." "But I don’t find anything funny about that," the bride insisted.
A subverted rhyme, teasing rhyme or mind rhyme is the suggestion of a rhyme which is left unsaid and must be inferred by the listener. [1] A rhyme may be subverted either by stopping short, or by replacing the expected word with another (which may have the same rhyme or not).