21 JULY 1990, Page 45

No. 1637: Half-rhymes

Half-rhymes (e.g. 'gnome' and 'name', 'tunnel' and 'flannel') are a serious poetic device. You are invited to make light- hearted use of them in a poem (maximum 16 lines) entitled 'The Butcher', 'The Lecher' or 'The Future'. Entries to 'Com- petition No. 1637' by 3 August.