Holorime is a poetic technique where all syllables of one line rhyme with another. It is difficult to construct, but has been used in English and French literature to tell stories and depict world leaders. The resulting sounds can be perceived as “sticky” and may linger in the listener’s head.
A holorime is a set of poetic or lyrical lines in which all syllables of one line rhyme with all syllables of another. This technique can also be defined as sets of lines having more than a certain number of rhyming syllables. These are often built in series of double lines or couplets.
As a very unique type of rhyme, the olorima is relatively difficult to construct. In a true holorime, where all syllables rhyme, words with multiple syllables must be treated with special care. This is in contrast to simple rhymes, where only the last syllable at the end of the line has to rhyme with another.
Among other elaborate and compelling types of poetry, the olorimo has been an established part of literature and lyricism in English and French societies. Instances of this somewhat obscure art form have been used to tell stories, comment on civilizations or landmarks, and even to depict world leaders. The intriguing sound of the holorime has been part of its appeal to listeners over many centuries.
For an example of holorime, consider the short line “my pen has ink.” Here, to construct the holorima, the poet must rhyme all four syllables, for example, as follows: “Try, therefore, and think.” This example demonstrates how the two lines of this type of couplet can have very different meanings; here, the former is a statement and the latter a cautionary tale.
Another way to think about constructing this type of poem is to consider how to form other elaborate lexical forms. One of them is a palindrome. In the palindrome, the letters of the entire sentence must be written the same way back and forth. Palindromes create a similar challenge for writers as olorimi.
A feature of this “rima alta” or “rima rich” as it is known in French, is that the resulting sounds of these couplets can be perceived as “sticky” or inherently likely to linger in the listeners head. Indeed, some have drawn a link between these types of constructions and the “mantras” that become mental tics in certain types of diagnosed mental disorders. Informally, those who pay direct attention to the sounds of words are likely to focus on the oloronyms, sometimes to the point of obsession. Examining this link is an example of research fusing behavioral and linguistic/lexical components.
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