Rhyme crime spree
Bad poetry thrives and it's not just your sentimental Aunt that commits rhyme crimes; Performing artists do too.
The Turtles weren't the first or the last to commit rhyme crime with their 1967 hit "Happy Together" and its non-sequitur phrase: So happy together; And how is the weather?
In 2006, you had to feel for Madonna whose "I Love New York" forced this rhyme: I don't like cities, but I like New York; Other places make me feel like a dork.
Ariana Grande's 2014 song "Break Free", attempted to rhyme heart with are in a grammar catastrophe. As in: …never at the hands of a broken heart … now that I've become who I really are.
With this in mind, Aug. 18 brings you Bad Poetry Day when even you can write lines like this. When finished, send them to your high school English teacher. 111e
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
