TO RHYME OR NOT TO RHYME
While understanding rhyming schemes is important, that's just a small part of using the rhyme with integrity in a song. You can buy a hundred books on rhymes and learn all there is to know about rhymes, however that does not make you a songwriter. Learning to use rhymes in songs properly is learned through writing songs. Most commonly write many songs before they get it. Your song should not sound like a nursery rhyme; neither should it be rhyme-less.
As a new writer it is difficult at best to know if you've hit the mark or not. Even seasoned professionals miss the mark with their rhyme schemes. One of the quickest ways to turn off a publisher, and never get your songs heard by them again is to have a childlike rhyming song, or a screwed up rhyme scheme. I know from years of experience listening to hundreds of songs as a publisher. File thirteen became a popular hangout for these fellows. Don't make that mistake. You may not get another chance.
So what do I do? Find a pro to critique your songs before you send them to anyone. If you do not know one, join a professional association like AMP, and let experienced professionals guide you in the right direction. It may cost you a small amount in the beginning but could bring huge rewards in the end.
Rhyme will help to make the lyrics of your song easy to remember and to keep your listeners paying attention to your song.
When a listener recognizes a rhyming pattern in a song, they develop a sense of anticipation - they want to hear the rhyme completed, and they feel a sense of satisfaction once they hear the complete rhyme.
Although rhyme can make a song more pleasurable to listen to, you should never allow rhyme to take priority over the ideas and emotions that you mean to convey through your song. Your song's lyrics - regardless whether or not they rhyme - should reflect the character of the singer, the circumstances of the plot and the emotional tone of the song.
Never force a rhyme if it will detract from the overall message of the song.
You can use a rhyming dictionary to get ideas for rhymes. However, when you write your song, make sure that the rhymes that you use are original. Avoid overdone, cliché rhymes, like stars and mars.
Types of Rhymes
Here are some types of rhymes that you can use to make your song catchy and more memorable.
Perfect Rhyme
In a perfect rhyme, also known as a true rhyme, the stressed vowel and the consonants or syllables that follow them sound exactly the same in both words.
Examples of perfect rhymes include:
hat, rat
night, fight
rider, cider
money, sunny
Masculine Rhyme
A masculine rhyme is a rhyme in which only the last syllable of both words rhyme.
heat, meat shout, without
and
anger, hunger
are examples of masculine rhymes.
Feminine Rhyme
A feminine rhyme consists of two two-syllable words in which both syllables rhyme. The stress in these words falls on the second to last syllable.
Lover, discover
is an example of a feminine rhyme.
Triple Rhyme
In a triple rhyme, the last three syllables of both words rhyme.
Vanity, sanity
and
embraceable, replaceable
are triple rhymes.
Slant Rhyme
A slant rhyme consists of two words that give the impression of a rhyme, but do not rhyme exactly.
Slant rhymes are also known as imperfect rhymes, near rhymes, false rhymes or off rhymes.
A slant rhyme can consist of two words that share the same vowel -such as hand and stance - or two words with the same final consonant - such as dirt and heart.
Rhyme Placement
Rhyming words are usually placed at the ends of lines in songs.
Some commonly used rhyme schemes for a four-line section of song are:
ABAB - The words at the end of the line one and line three rhyme with each other, while the second and fourth lines end with words that rhyme with each other.
ABCB - Lines two and four end with words that rhyme with each other.
AABB - The first and second lines end with words that rhyme with each other, and the words at the end of line three and line four rhyme with each other.
AABA - Lines one, two and four end with words that rhyme with each other, while line three does not.
AAAA - All four lines end with words that rhyme with one another.
A rhyme can appear in the middle of a line. It is then known as an internal rhyme.
Internal rhymes are common in rap music
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