if nursery rhymes stopped rhyming, would they still be called nursery rhymes?

Answer 1

Only if they are read in a nursery.

Answer 2

Actually Rock-a-bye-baby is from the Native American people. They use to place their babies in slings that hung from the lower branches of trees. However these branches were susceptible to breaking and would fall often causing serious injury to the baby and even death. The rhyme was written by a white settler who witnessed just such an event. Queen Mary 1 is a popular one for the rhymes. Mary, Mary and Three Blind Mice are examples. Mary, Mary either addresses her inability to have children or her penchant for torture and murder, you pick. Three Blind Mice addresses the blinding and execution of three Protestant bishops, the blood of which she may have tasted. Blow the Man Down is a cheerful sea shanty about beating the crew. Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush is about Wakefield prison. The mothers would teach their children how to stay alive and more or less healthy by teaching them how to keep the prison clean. The prison sat on low ground and was prone to flooding and all the fun sicknesses that come with standing water. There is so much wrong with Ten Little Indians. She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain is based on the slave-era song When the Chariot Comes, a song about the Rapture. London Bridge is Falling Down is either about the Vikings burning bridges, not likely, or immurement. Immurement is the practice of entombing someone within a structure, where they slowly starve to death. In this case the "someone" they are referring to are children. There are several theories on Humpty Dumpty. My favorite is the cannon. Baa, Baa Black Sheep references slavery, mocks it really. Jack Be Nimble was a form of fortune telling or Jimmy Crack Corn is about slavery, sort of. Georgie Porgie is about a gay sex scandal involving King Charles 1. Goosey Goosey Gander is about killing Catholics, especially priests. By the way you learn some interesting things about where words come from while reading some of this stuff.

Answer 3

no if they don't rhyme they would be called a short story or a fairytale or something else along those lines.

Answer 4

No, not if they didn't rhyme.

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

No

Answer 7

yeah they will