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2007-01-29 10:59:23 · 4 answers · asked by Pikachu 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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The first three answers have covered all the "perfect" rhymes for "America" ("perfect rhyme" means one in which ALL the sounds from the vowel of the accented syllable to the end of the word match EXACTLY).
http://www.bartleby.com/61/83/P0188300.html

If you were just curious whether any words rhyme with America, you have your answer already. BUT, assuming you want this for writing a poem:

1) Most of the perfect rhymes are proper names, and most of these (besides "Erica") are rare. These are not likley to be very useful in a poem.

2) The one that is NOT a proper name -- "esoterica" -- as an obscure word (pun intended) may not give you a lot to work with!

3) Often, in poetry, you do not need a PERFECT rhyme, just a decent "near rhyme" that works in context. The best way to go for near rhymes is to look for words in which MOST of the sounds (from accented vowel on) match or very nearly match.

In the case of "America" the R is fairly prominent (because of the way it affects the sound of the e before it), so you'll probably find words that have the R in them more usable.

My guess is that the best near rhyme is "emerita". Next you might try (in rough order of nearer to more distant rhyme):

lyrica, myrica

replica, vesica

basilica, botanica, viatica

edema, entera, ephemera, etcetera, genera. plethora, tempera

4) Since even the near rhymes may be very unhelpful in your poem, you might want to try to rephrase the line you started with, placing a word that rhymes more easily in the 'rhyming position'.

2007-01-30 02:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0 0

Here is a great website for finding rhymes
http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=america&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l

2007-01-29 19:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0 0

my friend Erica does

2007-01-29 19:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Caly 4 · 0 0

"esoterica"-yes,its a word,u can look it up.

2007-01-29 19:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by kyra k 4 · 0 0

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