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imperfect feature rhymes, since, in addition to distance, they differ in both backness and
rounding.
5.3.3.1.6 End rhyme without meter
Two poems that were not written in verse form contained end rhymes. One of
these, Fireka Baî, ‘A Sip of Wind,’ by Mu’eyed Teyb, was written in 1976. During this
time of history, speakers of Northern Kurdish in Iraq were just beginning to discover
prose poetry. Perhaps Teyb’s poem reflects this period, a time for discovering new ways
while cherishing aspects of tradition. A portion of his poem showing rhymed endings is
reproduced below in (179). The rhymed endings are in italics. I have also added letters to
designate the rhyme scheme.
(179) Kurdistanê! (MT3:1-19)
fireka baî..
A
ji çîayekê befir lê maî..
A'
evroke..çavbeleka min..
ya girêdaî
A'
li bin kwînekê reş u drîaî..
A''
li nav deşteka bê bab u daî.. A
roja arîaî..
A''
xîzê şarîaî..
A''
zerîa min ya
di xuhê ra maî..
A
ezê ditirsim..
ji dabera dom befir u xwîn
B
ji enîa kever..
ji nejna şirîn
B'
ji dilê evîn..
B
lê bûî birîn..
B'
ji cergê zozan..
C
lê bûî kovan.
C
Clearly, the rhymes are somewhat dispersed and there is no consistent number of
syllables per line, though there are many lines having five syllables. Every line does not
necessarily rhyme and some rhymes are separated from one another by an intervening
line with no rhyme. Rhyme A is a single syllable rhyme that rhymes with the