The life of a traditional nursery rhyme can be great theater. Something can start off dark, even heinous, written hundreds of years ago, and by the time it hits modernity, it’s as soft and fluffy as a ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By David Orr RHYME’S ROOMS The Architecture of Poetry By Brad Leithauser If you write about poetry, ...
Rhyme thrives at both poles of literature. It is the material of a greeting card—“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you”—and the high-tragic language of Racine. Rhyme ...
It’s funny. When you dig into the lyrics of a particular song, you might be stunned by what they say. For example, one of the sweetest-sounding songs we hear as a child is the nursery rhyme, ...
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