What is a "rifmoplet"?

[Pavel Samsonov]

> Could someone here say what is a "rifmoplet"?

Rifmoplet comes form "rifma" (rhyme) and "plesti" (weave).

It normally stands for a poor poet who writes his "poems" by rhyming without
bothering about the content and other attributes like word choice, style,
alliteration, etc.

Alexandre Ivanov offered his rhymes for "rifmoplets" - "lubov' - krov',
vnov', "
and "brat" - "dvojurodnyj brat".

Okudzhava satirized rifmoplets of the 50's - 60's who wrote phony verses
about the romantics of exploring new lands at the request of the
authorities:

"My edem, edem, edem
Edem i prieded,
Rasskazhi sosed'am
Pro dalekij put'.

Oh da ah kakije,
Svetlo-golubye,
Edem i priedem
Veselo vzgl'anut' "

Smth. like this.

With compliments,

Pavel (Paul) Samsonov
EDAD, College of Education,
Texas A&M University
tel. (979) 862-7771 (lab)
      (979) 862-9152 (home)
fax (979) 862-4347
e-mail p0s5658 at acs.tamu.edu

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