05-29-2014, 05:03 AM
"Forced rhyme" is a bit of a misnomer. Technically (see academically) it means what most people call an off rhyme "one" "thumb", however in common usage "forced rhyme" means exactly as it sounds. The writer "forced" a rhyme". The writer does so by using a word that ordinarily would not appear at the end of a line except solely because, or nearly solely due to the need to t=have that word rhyme with another (which of course depends on the rhyme scheme).
Example:
Mary had a little lamb,
although dumb it said "I am".
How can a lamb speak that is dumb?
Don't ask me, go suck your thumb.
The forced rhyme is the word "thumb" because it is thrown in ad hoc; it adds nothing to the verse. Now if instead of thumb, it said go ask your mum, that would almost be a forced rhyme, because one's mother would not know either, but as she is generally seen as a repository of knowledge (for little kids), it might make some sense to make that suggestion.
Dale
Example:
Mary had a little lamb,
although dumb it said "I am".
How can a lamb speak that is dumb?
Don't ask me, go suck your thumb.
The forced rhyme is the word "thumb" because it is thrown in ad hoc; it adds nothing to the verse. Now if instead of thumb, it said go ask your mum, that would almost be a forced rhyme, because one's mother would not know either, but as she is generally seen as a repository of knowledge (for little kids), it might make some sense to make that suggestion.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.