What's the Word? Rhyme

As children, we learn to rhyme before we know what it is. We hear it in nursery rhymes, games, and songs. Our first attempts at writing poetry usually involve rhyme. On this program, we'll hear about rhyme in three languages. The poetry critic Helen Vendler explores William Butler Yeats's "Sailing to Byzantium"; Suzanne Stetkevych talks about classical Arabic ode; and Laurence Porter discusses French poetry.

Well-suited to National Poetry Month in April.

If you are interested in this, see our piece at What's the Word? Contemporary Language Poetry .

Fifteen- and thirty-second promos available.

Photo credit: Mary Lee