Is it normal to hate rhyming and rhythmic poetry/songs?

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How many people here hate rhyming? Any rhyming, whether it be in a song, in poetry or just someone rhyming in speech to sound clever. When the words rhyme and especially when they rhyme to a rhythm (like in music or poetry) it's extremely annoying, I can't stand it. There's something about it that I find extremely unpleasant and I can't put my finger on it. It makes me feel angry and annoyed. Doesn't matter what the subject is about.

I prefer when words flow but not in a rhythm and when there's no attempt made to rhyme, but occasional accidental rhyming is ok.

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago

    I'm in trouble.

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    • Terence_the_viking
      10 years ago

      I'll save you
      but first i need a poo
      Oops sorry to the op
      they's gonna have a pop

      Ok look at the time
      i didn't mean to rhyme.

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      • Matter_and_Energy
        10 years ago

        Lol that was terrible! XD

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        • Terence_the_viking
          10 years ago

          yay i gots an XD.

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    • Matter_and_Energy
      10 years ago

      Why?

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      • dirtybirdy
        10 years ago

        I tend to spew out ridiculous rhymes. I'm just corny like that.

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  • bemah
    10 years ago

    Yeah, i hate it. Unless it's lyrics in a song, that's different. Just sucks for all the school kids who are forced to write poetry like that. Iambic pentameter is the worst! (That's all Shakespeare)

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  • robbieforgotpw
    10 years ago

    Met a retarded kid named Greg with a wooden leg
    Snatched it off And beat him over the head with the peg
    Go to bed with a keg wake up with a forty
    Mixed it with alka seltzer and formula 44d

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    • _Molotov_Cocktail_
      10 years ago

      Not bad, but…

      Flames are red
      Violets are blue
      Molotov cocktail.

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  • disthing
    10 years ago

    Seems weird to me. I think there is an appealing musicality about rhyming. I don't think rhyming is necessary when it comes to lyrics, but it definitely lends structure.

    Basic, childish rhymes piss me off in the context of songs written by adults supposedly for adults. I'd rather no rhyme at all. Here are some examples I got from an NME article:

    Des'ree - Life:
    “I don't want to see a ghost / It's the sight that I fear most / I'd rather have a piece of toast."

    Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer:
    "I'm as serious as cancer when I say rhythm is a dancer"

    Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
    "And fiery demons all dance when you walk through that door
    Don't say you're easy on me you're about as easy as a nuclear war"

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    • disthing
      10 years ago

      Some more bad lyrics, not all of which rhyme:

      Shakira - Whenever, Wherever:
      "Lucky that my breasts
      Are small and humble
      So you don't confuse
      Them with mountains"

      R.E.M. - Leaving New York:
      "Leaving was never my proud"

      America - Horse With No Name:
      "There were plants
      And birds
      And rocks
      And things"

      Vanilla Ice - Play That Funky Music:
      "Now you're amazed
      By the VIP posse
      Steppin' so hard
      Like a German Nazi"

      Shania Twain - Honey I'm Home:
      "My panty line shows
      Got a run in my hose
      My hair went flat
      Man, I hate that,
      Just when I thought things couldn't get worse,
      I realized I forgot my purse.
      With all this stress I must confess,
      this could be worse than PMS.""

      Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die:
      "But if this ever-changing
      world in which we live in ..."

      Madonna - I Love New York:
      "I don't like cities
      But I like New York
      Other places
      Make me feel like a dork"

      Young MC - Bust A Move:
      "Your best friend Harry
      Has a brother Larry
      In five days from now
      He's gonna marry
      He's hopin' you can make it
      There if you can
      'Cause in the ceremony
      You'll be the best man"

      Cheap Tricks - Ghost Town
      "And there's music playing
      But I can't hear a sound
      Just the sound of the rain
      Falling silently down"

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      • disthing
        10 years ago

        I'm on a roll, like an egg...roll...

        Miley Cyrus - Who Said:
        "No limitations on imagination
        Imaginate!
        Yea!"

        Rebecca Black - Friday:
        "Yesterday was Thursday
        Today is Friday
        We so excited
        We gonna have a ball today
        Tomorrow is Saturday
        And Sunday comes afterwards”

        U2 - Some Days Are Better Than Others:
        “Some days are dry
        some days are leaky
        Some days come clean
        other days are sneaky
        Some days are slippy
        other days sloppy
        Some days you can't stand the sight of a puppy"

        Hilary Duff - So Yesterday
        “If the light is off,
        Then it isn't on''

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    Hmmm, while I don't "hate" it, it's certainly not my favourite type. But, I'm not particularly knowledgeable about poetry in the first place. I voted you 'normal'. :)

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  • SchumpetersGale
    10 years ago

    What I want to know is how words can have flow without rhythm.

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    • Holzman67
      10 years ago

      they can, it's simple phonetics

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    • Matter_and_Energy
      10 years ago

      You know, like a well-told story.

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  • NotStrangeBird
    10 years ago

    You don't have the time
    to listen to a rhime?
    You'd rather watch a mime?
    What a terrible fucking crime.

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  • Holzman67
    10 years ago

    You should check out the poet Steven Jesse Bernstein. Influenced many grunge bands of the Seattle scene of the late 80s/early 90's. Couldn't rhyme to save his life.

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQyu6EJMao" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQyu6EJMao</a>

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    • Matter_and_Energy
      10 years ago

      Thanks for the link, I'll check it out when it's a bit quieter (room is a bit noisy right now).

      How were you even able to comment when the thread isn't moderator approved yet?

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      • Holzman67
        10 years ago

        One of the perks of IIN gold is extended access. As an upgraded member I can view and comment on unmoderated posts.

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