Rhyme sprint - Songwriting exercise
If you keep having to stop to look up rhymes, you can lose your flow.
This exercise helps you bulid up your mental rhyming dictionary so you can stay in the flow for longer when you're writing.
Use slant/near rhymes as well, as they're often more interesting than perfect rhymes.
Example
For "ocean": motion, devotion, emotion come fast. The range shows up when you reach further — broken, flowing, smoking. Mixing perfect and near rhymes builds a deeper list, not just a longer one.
Try it yourself
Try it yourself in the "Rhyme sprint" exercise below.
Remember, there aren't really any wrong answers — the point is to get practice with the technique.
Rhyme sprint
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