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Silly me - I never thought about it in English. In French, I always assumed that the feminine rhymes were thus called because the extended rhyme often came from the addition of a feminine ending. (Man, this is being hard for me to articulate, but I know what I mean.)
example: dur/pur -- masculine words, single syllable
dure/pure - feminine words, 2 syllables (pronounced as such in poetry, although not necessarily pronounced as such in prose or in speech)- and both syllables are part of the rhyme
but I could easily be waaaaaaaaaaaaay off base
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted why do rhymes have gender? Keiva 04/18/02 03:07 AM Re: why do rhymes have gender? Jackie 04/18/02 11:27 AM Re: why do rhymes have gender? slithy toves 04/18/02 12:06 PM Re: why do rhymes have gender? Wordwind 04/18/02 12:08 PM Re: why do rhymes have gender? boronia 04/18/02 12:11 PM
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