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Part 1 [BASIC]
What are multis?
Multi is short for “multi-syllable rhyme.” Multies
are phrases in which more than one syllable rhymes.
Multies can be double, triple, quadruple (etc…)
rhymes.
What are multis?
Multi is short for “multi-syllable rhyme.” Multies
are phrases in which more than one syllable rhymes.
Multies can be double, triple, quadruple (etc…)
rhymes.
Normal rhyme:
cat / hat
Multi rhyme:
my cat / hi-hat
Or a
longer multi: bit my cat / hit the hi-hat
Southern rapper Ludacris loves featuring multis in his
verses. His trademark delivery (in which he slows down
and emphasizes the rhyming words above all others)
works well when he slips in clever multis. Check out
any Ludacris song for quality multis, or check out the
lines below, which he spit during a freestyle while
performing at Yale University.
performing at Yale University.
my life savings
made it in shows,
Then lost it on my way to Yale, ‘cause I
paid it in tolls
pro example
ludacris
Lesson Part 2 [ADVANCED]
Okay, so you’ve worked through the basic lesson
and you want to take it further. The next thing you
need to know is the difference between prominent
(or “stressed”) syllables and silent (or “unstressed”)
syllables. It’s the same thing that your English teacher
was teaching you when you did that Shakespeare lesson
on iambic pentameter. In this case, we’re going to use
it to figure out how to create long strings of quality
multis that flow well. The general rule is this: you have
to rhyme with the prominent syllables; you can ignore
the silent ones.
Prominent vs. Silent
The basic idea is that when you speak or rap there are
certain syllables that you stress or put emphasis on
and certain syllables that you don’t. When analyzing
Okay, so you’ve worked through the basic lesson
and you want to take it further. The next thing you
need to know is the difference between prominent
(or “stressed”) syllables and silent (or “unstressed”)
syllables. It’s the same thing that your English teacher
was teaching you when you did that Shakespeare lesson
on iambic pentameter. In this case, we’re going to use
it to figure out how to create long strings of quality
multis that flow well. The general rule is this: you have
to rhyme with the prominent syllables; you can ignore
the silent ones.
Prominent vs. Silent
The basic idea is that when you speak or rap there are
certain syllables that you stress or put emphasis on
and certain syllables that you don’t. When analyzing
poetry, you’d place an accent mark (/) over the
prominent syllables and a dash (-) over the silent
syllables.
For example, say this out loud:
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
Meter is a map of which syllables are stressed and
which are not. The meter would be something like
this:
syllables.
For example, say this out loud:
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
Meter is a map of which syllables are stressed and
which are not. The meter would be something like
this:
- / - - / / - - / - - / - - / - - - /
today is the first day of the rest of my life
This is a typical example because often times “little”
words (to, is, the, of) are silent. Obviously, when we’re
talking about a silent syllable, we don’t mean literally
silent. Silent just means it’s not prominent.
The simplest way of figuring out which syllables are
prominent and which are silent is just to say the line
out loud and listen to what you pronounce strongly
and what you don’t.
Why is That Important to Know?
Because with multis it’s important to make sure that
you rhyme with all the prominent syllables. You don’t
have to rhyme with the silent syllables. For example,
words (to, is, the, of) are silent. Obviously, when we’re
talking about a silent syllable, we don’t mean literally
silent. Silent just means it’s not prominent.
The simplest way of figuring out which syllables are
prominent and which are silent is just to say the line
out loud and listen to what you pronounce strongly
and what you don’t.
Why is That Important to Know?
Because with multis it’s important to make sure that
you rhyme with all the prominent syllables. You don’t
have to rhyme with the silent syllables. For example,
take this line:
Behind my house is the most twisted of trees
If I want to write a multi rhyme with “twisted of
trees,” the first thing I need to do is figure out what is
If I want to write a multi rhyme with “twisted of
trees,” the first thing I need to do is figure out what is
prominent and what isn’t. So I’ll map it out like this:
- / - / - - - - / / - - / / - - /
behind my house is the most twisted of trees
All I really have to pay attention to is the rhyming
phrase, “twisted of trees.” As you can see, the
prominent sounds are “twist” and “trees.” The silent
sounds are “ed” and “of”. That means that when I’m
writing my multi, I need to rhyme with “twist” and
“trees”, but I don’t need to rhyme with the “ed” or the
“of”.
So these work:
Mystical knee
Listen to me
Mess with the bees
Then I just pick one and write a line with it:
Behind my house is the most twisted of trees,
I always ignore the birds, but I mess with the
bees
Even though “ed of” doesn’t rhyme with “with the”, it
phrase, “twisted of trees.” As you can see, the
prominent sounds are “twist” and “trees.” The silent
sounds are “ed” and “of”. That means that when I’m
writing my multi, I need to rhyme with “twist” and
“trees”, but I don’t need to rhyme with the “ed” or the
“of”.
So these work:
Mystical knee
Listen to me
Mess with the bees
Then I just pick one and write a line with it:
Behind my house is the most twisted of trees,
I always ignore the birds, but I mess with the
bees
Even though “ed of” doesn’t rhyme with “with the”, it
doesn’t matter because they’re unstressed syllables.
all u need is to buy a dictionary they show u the stress syllables
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