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The full paper also subdivides rhymes in comedy per their apparent formal-aesthetic function; if you're interested it's available for free from the publisher: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Rhyme in Greek Comedy
Rhyme in Greek Comedy was published in The Play of Language in Ancient Greek Comedy on page 255.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The full paper also subdivides rhymes in comedy per their apparent formal-aesthetic function; if you're interested it's available for free from the publisher: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Methodology is here. Not sure what it would mean to declare a given instance of rhyme "accidental" in the context of formal literary writing, but the criteria seem rather strict to me.
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Methodology is here. Not sure what it would mean to declare a given instance of rhyme "accidental" in the context of formal literary writing, but the criteria seem rather strict to me.
It's never a primary formal principle such that the absence of rhyme is notable, but it's common as an occasional device. About 1% of lines in classical Greek drama are rhyming, for example
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 AM
It's never a primary formal principle such that the absence of rhyme is notable, but it's common as an occasional device. About 1% of lines in classical Greek drama are rhyming, for example
maybe Aristophanes?
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 AM
maybe Aristophanes?
Crime & Punishment, the total poetic oeuvre of Wordsworth (and to a lesser extent Whitman), Half Life 1
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Crime & Punishment, the total poetic oeuvre of Wordsworth (and to a lesser extent Whitman), Half Life 1
wrong but I agree
December 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
wrong but I agree
bach or beethoven
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
bach or beethoven
Led Zeppelin or Outkast
December 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Led Zeppelin or Outkast
not implausible that he literally is someone houellebecq made up, in an "unacknowledged legislators of the world" kind of way
December 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
not implausible that he literally is someone houellebecq made up, in an "unacknowledged legislators of the world" kind of way
Dems never had the power to go after him via impeachment, since Dems never had 67 senators willing to convict. The problem was not going after him through other means.
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dems never had the power to go after him via impeachment, since Dems never had 67 senators willing to convict. The problem was not going after him through other means.
I think Pelosi should've stuck Trump in a cell during the two weeks she was running the country and that the only time he should have been allowed to see the sun since is on his way to and from court
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I think Pelosi should've stuck Trump in a cell during the two weeks she was running the country and that the only time he should have been allowed to see the sun since is on his way to and from court
You don't have to be bisexual to have sex with attractive people of multiple genders, you can just do it
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
You don't have to be bisexual to have sex with attractive people of multiple genders, you can just do it
The problem isn't that there isn't enough evidence that Trump is the most corrupt president ever; the evidence is everywhere. The problem is that Republicans lie about it because they are evil and insane and stupid people don't know who to believe.
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The problem isn't that there isn't enough evidence that Trump is the most corrupt president ever; the evidence is everywhere. The problem is that Republicans lie about it because they are evil and insane and stupid people don't know who to believe.
What evidence do you think needs presenting, and who do you think it needs to be presented to who is both going to pay attention to it and doesn't already know it?
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
What evidence do you think needs presenting, and who do you think it needs to be presented to who is both going to pay attention to it and doesn't already know it?
There is no such thing as an "impeachable offense." The house can initiate an impeachment over anything they want, and the Senate can vote to convict or not to convict for whatever reasons they want.
December 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
There is no such thing as an "impeachable offense." The house can initiate an impeachment over anything they want, and the Senate can vote to convict or not to convict for whatever reasons they want.
The public think members of congress are cynical careerists who put party over country. The problem is that they think this is true of Democrats too, so when they see Democrats do multiple failed impeachments, they end up thinking that the impeachments are cynical ploys that put party over country.
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The public think members of congress are cynical careerists who put party over country. The problem is that they think this is true of Democrats too, so when they see Democrats do multiple failed impeachments, they end up thinking that the impeachments are cynical ploys that put party over country.
This is literally what we've been doing for the better part of the last decade. The guy is nevertheless currently president.
December 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This is literally what we've been doing for the better part of the last decade. The guy is nevertheless currently president.
But holding an impeachment trial that fails to convict doesn't do anything about it either, except get a not guilty verdict on the record.
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
But holding an impeachment trial that fails to convict doesn't do anything about it either, except get a not guilty verdict on the record.
You don't think declaring a guy not guilty 80 times in a row convinces people that the guy isn't guilty? You realize how that looks to people who don't already think he's guilty, right? It looks like you're making stuff up in the hope that something sticks.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
You don't think declaring a guy not guilty 80 times in a row convinces people that the guy isn't guilty? You realize how that looks to people who don't already think he's guilty, right? It looks like you're making stuff up in the hope that something sticks.
You don't need to hold an impeachment vote to hurl mud; you can just do it.
December 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
You don't need to hold an impeachment vote to hurl mud; you can just do it.
Making something an impeachment doesn't do anything to make the mud stick any better on its own. And when it ends in a not guilty verdict, it sticks worse than it did before, because that tells stupid swing voters that the guy wasn't guilty.
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Making something an impeachment doesn't do anything to make the mud stick any better on its own. And when it ends in a not guilty verdict, it sticks worse than it did before, because that tells stupid swing voters that the guy wasn't guilty.
I get that you want him out too, but impeaching someone doesn't magically make someone less popular with their supporters the way you seem to want it to. It's just a vote in the house, some arguments, and then a second vote in the Senate.
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I get that you want him out too, but impeaching someone doesn't magically make someone less popular with their supporters the way you seem to want it to. It's just a vote in the house, some arguments, and then a second vote in the Senate.
No seriously, what is the reason you that Trump having 79 consecutive not guilty verdicts would make any of the Republicans who voted not guilty the first 79 time change their mind?
December 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
No seriously, what is the reason you that Trump having 79 consecutive not guilty verdicts would make any of the Republicans who voted not guilty the first 79 time change their mind?
Which Republicans do you think would have been pressured to convict by more impeachments, and what is the mechanism by which those impeachments would have added pressure?
December 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Which Republicans do you think would have been pressured to convict by more impeachments, and what is the mechanism by which those impeachments would have added pressure?