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End Rhymes

Words with ending rhyme have the same final vowel sound and following consonant sound(s).

For example, if you enter the word laughter using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the ending sound er (e.g., admirer, doctor, pleasure, were). Other examples of ending rhyme include:

hat/cat

plate/eight

marigold/buttonholed

With this option, you can easily find exact rhymes and masculine rhymes.

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Last Syllable Rhymes

Words with last syllable rhyme have the same sounds following the last syllable boundary (commonly a consonant, a vowel, and another consonant).

For example, if you enter the word explain using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the last syllable sound plain (e.g., aquaplane, champagne, refrain). Other examples of last syllable rhyme include:

humanity/zesty

threw/breakthrough

pleat/complete

Masculine rhymes can be found with this option, as well as all other words with final syllables (stressed or unstressed) that rhyme with the word you entered.

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Double Rhymes

Words with double rhyme have the same vowel sound in the secondtolast syllable and all following sounds.

For example, if you enter the word soaring using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the sound oring (e.g., exploring, ignoring, touring). Other examples of double rhyme include:

walking/talking

humming/coming

navigator/waiter

Feminine rhymes can be found with this option.

Words entered using this option must have at least two syllables.

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Triple Rhymes

Words with triple rhyme have the same vowel sound in the third tolast syllable and all following sounds.

For example, if you enter the word combination using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the sound anation (e.g., coronation, destination, imagination). Other examples of triple rhyme include:

antelope/cantaloupe

greenery/scenery

mightily/vitally

Words entered using this option must have at least three syllables.

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Beginning Rhymes

Words with beginning rhyme have the same initial consonant sound(s) and the same first vowel sound.

For example, if you enter the word plantation using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the sound pla (e.g., plan, plaster, plateau). Other examples of beginning rhyme include:

scenery/cedar

cat/kangaroo

table/tailor

This option is useful for finding initial alliteration, initial assonance, and front rhymes.

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First Syllable Rhymes

Words with first syllable rhyme have the same sounds preceding the first syllable break.

For example, if you enter the word explanation using this option, Rhymer retrieves a list of words with the sound ex (e.g., excavate, exhale, extra). Other examples of first syllable rhyme include:

pantaloons/pantomimes

highlight/hydrant

tulip/twosome

This option helps you find words with extended initial alliteration and initial assonance, as well as additional front rhymes.

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Options

Purpose

Use Options to limit the scope of a search.

The syllable selection capability lets you specify the smallest and greatest number of syllables in the words to be retrieved.  This helps you find words that fit a specific rhythm or meter (although Rhymer does not recognize which syllable is the stressed syllable).

Steps

1	In Rhymer, choose Options, then choose from the following options:

Number of Syllables in Words

Number of Letters in Words

First Letter in Words

Reset


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Purpose

Use Rhymer to retrieve specific rhyming words or phonetic patterns.

Steps

To use WordPerfect Rhymer,

1	If you wish to replace a word in your WordPerfect document, place the cursor inside the word or select it by double- clicking on it.

2	In Rhymer, choose one of the following options from the Find menu:

Find Phonetic Matches

End Rhymes

Last Syllable Rhymes

Double Rhymes

Triple Rhymes

Beginning Rhymes

First Syllable Rhymes

3	Press Enter or choose Start to begin the search.

or

Type the word or phonetic pattern you want to rhyme in the Word text box, then press Enter or choose Start.

A list of retrieved words appears in the Search Results list box.  If the word you are looking for does not appear on the screen, click on the scroll bar to see more of the list.

4	Select the word you wish to use, then choose Replace.

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Options

Save Search Results


Multiple Pronunciations

Multiple pronunciations have been included for wellknown variants, but not all dialect variations are included.

If a word you want to rhyme has multiple pronunciations, before the search begins, the varied pronunciations are displayed phonetically.  A legend displaying phonetic symbols helps you select the pronunciation you want to use.

For example, if you enter the word read under any of the options, the following pronunciation choices appear:

rEd

red

Select the pronunciation of the word you want to use.  For example, if you want to find rhyming words for the word read, with the vowel sound pronounced ee as in the word beet, select rEd, then press Enter.


Find Phonetic Matches

Rhymer, Find, Phonetic Matches, Find Phonetic Matches

Purpose

Use phonetic matches to find words phonetically.

1	In Rhymer, choose Phonetic Matches from the Find menu.

2	Type the word in the Phonetic Pattern or Word text box, then choose Word to Phonetic.

or

Enter the desired phonetic pattern by double-clicking on the desired sounds and symbols or by selecting each sound or symbol and choosing Insert.

Choose from the following sound and symbol groups:

Vowels

Stops

Fricatives

Affricates

Liquids

Glides

Hyphen (-)

Asterisk (*)

Question Mark (?)

C

V

3	Choose Find to begin the search using the phonetic symbols you have defined.

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vowels

Vowels are sounds produced with neither the tongue nor the lips obstructing the flow of air through the mouth.

Every syllable has a vowel as its nucleus.  Some vowel sounds are simple, as with the i of bit; others may be more complex, combining two or three vowel sounds into one syllable nucleus, as with the <ir> of clear and the <owr> of hour.


stops

Stops are sounds pronounced with either the tongue or the lips completely stopping the air from escaping through the mouth for a brief moment before the next sound is pronounced.

This stoppage can be observed in the pronunciation of any word containing p, b, t, d, k, or g.  Although the stops m, n, and <ng>, as in rim, kin, and king, do not allow air to escape through the mouth, they do allow air to escape through the nasal passage.  Hence, these stops may also be called nasals.


fricatives

Fricatives are sounds pronounced by forcing air through a constriction formed by pressing either the tongue or lips against another part of the mouth, and then forcing air through the constriction.

For example, to pronounce the fricatives of f or v, the lower lip is pressed against the upper teeth and air is forced through the constriction. This produces the fricative sounds heard at the beginning of the words fine and vine, respectively.

The difference between the f of fine and the v of vine is called voicing.  Sounds are voiced when they are pronounced with vocal cord vibration.  Sounds are voiceless when they are pronounced without vocal cord vibration.  Hence, v is voiced, and f is voiceless.  This distinction is consistent for most pairs of consonants that have obstruction at the same place in the mouth (e.g., b and p, d and t, g and k).


affricatives

Affricatives are sounds that combine the features of stops and fricatives into a single pronunciation.  Like stops, affricatives begin with complete stoppage, but end, like fricatives, with friction.

For example, the affricative <ch>, as in the word cheer, begins with stoppage like the sound t, but quickly changes into the fricative sound <sh>, all in one rapid articulation.

There are only two of these sounds in American English.  The j of jeer is voiced, and the <ch> of cheer is voiceless.


liquids

Sounds that are very fluid in the way they react with other sounds are liquids.  They have neither stoppage nor friction.  They are the sounds l and r as in lid and rid, respectively.


glides

Sounds pronounced with movement (gliding action) of either the tongue or lips at the beginning or ending of a vowel articulation are glides.

For example, the pursing and moving of the lips can be felt in the pronunciation of the wi of win, as can the movement of the tongue with the pronunciation of the ye of yes.  The sounds w and y are glides.

Glides may occur at the end of vowel articulations. In Rhymer, all glides that occur at the end of vowel articulations (offglides) are included as part of the vowel (syllable nucleus), so you do not have to code the offglide when using the phonetic matches option.


asterisk (*)

The asterisk represents any number of unspecified sounds, or no sounds at all.

For example, if you wish to retrieve all the words that contain the sound <zh>, as in measure, enter the phonetic pattern *<zh>*.  Retrieved words include beige, camouflage, leisure, and occasion.  Because the asterisk appears on both sides of the sound, Rhymer retrieves words containing this sound, regardless of what sounds occur (or do not occur) before or after this sound.  To retrieve only those words ending with this sound, enter *<zh>.  Retrieved words include corsage, garage, prestige, and rouge.


question mark (?)

The question mark represents any single, unspecified sound.

For example, to retrieve all the words that begin with any single sound and end with the sound et, enter the phonetic pattern ?et.  Retrieved words include bet, debt, let, and yet.


C

The uppercase C represents any one consonant sound (any sound that is not a vowel).

For example, to find a list of words that have the vowel sound <aw> between two consonant sounds, enter the phonetic pattern C<aw>C. Retrieved words include ball, chalk, fog, and naught.


V

The uppercase V represents any one vowel sound.

For example, to retrieve a list of words in which any one vowel sound falls between two t sounds, enter the phonetic pattern tVt. Retrieved words include tart, taught, toot, and tight.


hyphen (-)

The hyphen represents a syllable break.

For example, to retrieve a list of words that have p sounds at the beginning of the first and second syllables, where the syllables are separated by any one vowel sound, and that are two or more syllables long, enter the phonetic pattern pV-pV*.  Retrieved words include paper, papoose, people, and potpourri.


First Letter in Words

Rhymer, Options, First Letter in Words

Purpose

Use this option to specify the range of letters of the alphabet to be searched.

Steps

1	In Rhymer, choose Options, then choose First Letter in Words.

2	In the From field, type the letter of the alphabet at which you want your search to begin.

3	In the To field, type the letter at which you want your selected search to end.

If you want to search under only one letter of the alphabet, type the same letter in both fields.

4	Choose OK.


Number of Syllables in Words

Rhymer, Options, Number of Syllables in Words

Purpose

Use this option to limit the number of syllables in the words to be retrieved.

Steps

1	In Rhymer, choose Options, then choose Number of Syllables in Words.

2	In the From field, enter the smallest number of syllables desired in the words to be retrieved.

3	In the To field, enter the greatest number of syllables desired in the words to be retrieved.

If you want all of the retrieved words to have the same number of syllables, enter the same number in both fields.

4	Choose OK.


Number of Letters in Words

Rhymer, Options, Number of Letters in Words

Purpose

Use this option to limit the number of letters in the words retrieved.

Steps

1	In Rhymer, choose Options, then choose Number of Letters in Words.

2	In the From field, enter the smallest number of letters desired in the words to be retrieved.

3	In the To field, enter the greatest number of letters desired in the words to be retrieved.

If you want all of the retrieved words to have the same number of letters, enter the same number in both fields.

4	Choose OK.


Reset

Rhymer, Options, Reset

Purpose

Use this option to reset all the options to their default values. These settings remain for all subsequent searches until you readjust them.

Steps

1	In Rhymer, choose Options, then choose Reset.

All options are reset to their default values.


Save Search Results

Rhymer, Save

Purpose

Use this option to save retrieved words to a DOS text file.

Steps

1	Perform a search containing a list of words you would like to save.

2	Choose Save.

3	Press Enter to save the list to the default path and filename.

or

Type a new path and filename, then press Enter.


exact rhymes

Words in which the vowel sound and the final consonant sound(s) are the same.


feminine rhymes

Rhyming onesyllable and multisyllabic words with an unstressed final syllable.


front rhyme

The succession of beginning sounds of words.


initial alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.


initial assonance

The repetition of initial vowel sounds.


masculine rhymes

Rhyming onesyllable words and multisyllabic words with a stressed final syllable.