Is childhood rhyming capacity alive & well in the 21st century or has it gone the way of the horse and buggy?

Question

There is a long oral tradition of children's rhymes used in games they play going back centuries. I am speaking here of rhymes generated by children themselves, not those handed them by adults.These rhymes appeared to have a life of their own almost, changing over time as a living organism or language itself. In the 21st century is this pastime still viable, an ongoing childhood activity with rhymes still evolving and changing over time, or have modern electronic devices like the Ipod pierced the heart of the activity with a wooden stake, so to speak, sending it to its final resting place? Don't really mean to compare children to vampires, that was just the image that came first to mind to express the thought.

Come to think of it, children do at times seem to drain the life blood out of us adults, don't they? So maybe "vampire" isn't such an off-topic metaphor after all.

Answer 1

I think it has degenerated to rap. It is a form of rhyming and meter. It certainly isn't heroic in theme.

It is a wonderful experience to hear people do long, traditional recitations, although they are not in languages I understand.

My Father used to recite poetry at the dinner table.

Answer 2

it's googd posibility is coming soon since the magnetic poles will flip over on their axis