ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Yep Sue rhymes ok for me, Don't ask me about metre though.


The one's I do not like are those feminine rhymes ???????



Bob

laaf. baaf. chaff. staff - all sound the bloody same to me Heather Please explain - maybe Victorians don't tork propa

whoops I hiccuped

Thanks Terry, Bob, Leonie and Heather for your feedback. Wow, It's great to see so many people having a go at this one. I'm finding this part of the forum so helpful with my writing,and really appreciate the feedback from everyone.
Cheers
Sue

Hi Sue,
There is no doubt you can learn quite a bit here if you're interested.

G/day Bob,
I missed your post re the gold in that area, sounds interesting mate.

Terry

Maureen! You duffer, put your hearing aid in!

laugh ends in a ffff sound -you use your teeth on your lips to make this sound

chaff ends in a ffff sound

staff ends in a ffff sound

bath ends in a th sound you put your tongue between your teeth to make this sound!

See, it's all to do with the teeth!!! Maybe you don't have your teeth in - that could be the problem!

What is it about Fridays, people start having problems with their teeth!!!!Last week it was Bob and Bill, now Maureens having problems with her chompers.

pppsssttt! Heather,

I think Maureen was making a funny.

and Sue,

To my ear those two pairs do rhyme. What they look like has no bearing, it is the sound that makes the rhyme in this case.

OK Heather I get it - teeth or no teeth. Are you saying they ain't a rhyme???? because ones a th word and the others are fff words - if you say they aren't I think I am going to have to give the whole game away or go for elocution lessons.

Now Bob why are you having problems with feminine rhymes? Girl/twirl - Lady/shady, wimmen/swimmen, chick/flick

Can't see a problem at all

Yay Maureen. ffff and th are NOT rhymes!!! Don't feel bad because I only realised that after I had used them in a poem - (some time ago I hasten to add) and then couldn't find another rhyme so had to leave it Totally ruined my rhyming poem but I wasn't changing it for quids...

On that note it might be time to retire for the night.. 15 year old daughter is out - there is a "boy" on the scene. I had hoped it wouldn't happen so soon So I have to sit up and wait for the midnight chimes for Cinderella to come home.