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Rhyme as resonance in poetry comprehension: An expert-novice study.
R Brooke Lea1, Andrew Elfenbein2, David N Rapp3
1Department of Psychology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55105, USA. lea@macalester.edu.
Memory & Cognition
|April 24, 2021
Summary
Rhyme, like alliteration, aids implicit memory retrieval and can prime readers for upcoming words. This study shows rhyme
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psycholinguistics
- Literary Studies
Background:
- Alliteration is known to activate implicit memory through sublexical cues.
- The role of other surface forms, like rhyme, in memory reactivation is less understood.
- Writers often intuitively use rhyme for its perceived effects.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if rhyme elicits similar memory-reactivation effects as alliteration.
- To explore if rhyme supports anticipatory processes during reading.
- To connect findings to theories of memory-based text processing and nonsemantic anticipation.
Main Methods:
- Experiment 1: Assessed recognition responses to poetic content using rhyming cues.
- Experiment 2: Recruited rhyme experts to replicate findings and examine rhyme anticipation.
- Utilized probe facilitation and anticipation measures.
Main Results:
- Rhyming cues significantly facilitated faster recognition of previous poetic content.
- Expert participants showed enhanced probe facilitation effects.
- Evidence of anticipatory processes, specifically predicting imminent rhymes, was observed.
Conclusions:
- Rhyme, similar to alliteration, can trigger memory reactivation.
- Rhyme plays a role in nonsemantic anticipatory processes during reading.
- Findings have implications for understanding memory in text processing and poetic experience.
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