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2006-06-17 19:31:47 · 19 answers · asked by glthcom 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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For a PERFECT rhyme all the sounds beginning with the vowel that has the main accent must match. (That leaves out MOST of the examples in Irene D's long list, since they ONLY match the final "o".)

So, in this case, the words would have to end with the sound "ay-doe", such as:

Alfredo, Loredo, Salcedo, Play-Doh
(with added sound - Pedro)

Extremely close to this are words that end with the "ay-toe" (at least in American English where the "t" sound in the middle of a word is not "aspirated", that is, you don't say it with an explosive puff of air. . . as you do at the beginning of a word):

Plato, Cato, tomato, potato, NATO
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There are also a lot of very usable "near rhymes". The best ones have perfect assonance, that is, they match the vowel sounds ("ay" and "o"), with a consonant (or consonant cluster) between the vowels. The closer the sound of the consonant (or cluster) is to "d", the better.

(Most of the list below are "stops", formed the same way "d" is --using the tongue or lips to stop the airflow--just at a different point in the mouth. The ones that also use the voice, as d does, are also generally better. Thus "b" and "g" are a bit better than "p" and "k", though, as with "d" vs. "t" above, the difference is slight.)

lumbago, San Diego, innebago, Tobago, eggo
Monte *****, day-glo
Waco, deco, shako, "fako-bako"
Gabo (Island)
rainbow
capo
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Note that the rhyme can also combine two words, so long as the accent of the combined expression matches that of "tornado". So, for instance, you could use a line ending with:

they go, they grow, 'hey bro!', stray throw
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More distant (because the consonant used is not a stop):

Plano, say no
halo, stay low, lay low
ratio, may show

2006-06-20 03:55:27 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 2 0

What Rhymes With Low

2016-11-02 11:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by lobos 4 · 0 0

Play Dough

2006-06-17 22:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Rachael A 1 · 0 0

Torn Potato, Zoomato, Turn it oh, Lapanato, Alpha Nato, Who can natu, dumbabadoo

2006-06-24 03:47:53 · answer #4 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0 0

Salcedo
Toledo

2006-06-17 19:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Malcolm uses Xbox 360 Avatar 7 · 0 0

Loredo

Tomato

2006-06-17 19:35:11 · answer #6 · answered by carole 7 · 0 0

Doggy

2006-06-17 19:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by Devo 4 · 0 0

Play Doh.

2006-06-17 19:35:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

avocado, incognito, Toronto, banjo, armadillo, commando. Should be able to make a song/poem/story out of these words.

2006-06-17 19:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by 32characters 1 · 0 0

Something that is tough like Taekwondo (korean martial arts)

2006-06-18 03:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by vincent t 1 · 0 0

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