When sounds match up at the end of a line It’s called ‘end rhyme’ and sounds mighty fine So who wins the battle? And the prize of a rattle? Let’s call it a draw? Okay, that’s fine. When words have ...

What’s a childhood without nursery rhymes? And what’s a nursery rhyme without, well, rhyme? Rhyme and rhythm in language are important parts of storytelling, especially for children, but how would you ...

The nursery rhyme study was unable to "evaluate the severity of the episodes of violence", the authors say. "For instance, 'Here comes the chopper to chop off your head' (Oranges and Lemons), or a ...

Sex, death and cruelty. Chris Roberts, the author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme, tells Debbie Elliott what lurks beneath the surface of those verses we learned as children ...

If you have a teen or tween at home, then chances are, you’ve probably heard some confusing things that “rhyme with Grug.” And, lest you waste time scratching your head and trying to figure out if ...

For Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher, poetry was simply writing that “fails” to reach the end of the line. For W.H. Auden, a poet, poetry was that which “makes nothing happen”. Arnold Bennett, a writer, ...