The essential handbook for songwriters, poets, students, teachers, speechmakers, and members of the performing artsThis simple-to-use, exceptionally complete reference work has been updated, expanded and redesigned to meet the needs of today's most demanding wordsmiths. Included here are:? Over 10,000 new entries?over 60,000 in all? More rhymes than any other book? Sight, vowel, consonant, and one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes? Proper names, slang, and scientific words? Guide to techniques and forms of poetry