A text editor juxtaposes non-adjacent lines of a textual work to be shown as adjacent, later restoring the lines to original position. The text editor presents lines of words as separate columnized syllables, with stressed syllables presented visually different than unstressed syllables, to visualize the lines' rhythm. The lines may later be restored to original format. The text editor allows certain conditions in the text, such as rhyme and consonance, to be detected and visually indicated according to visual indication definitions, and then later restored to original format. A content wizard provides an easy starting point for a new textual work. A textual work uses blank lines and varying indentation levels to distinguish different stanza types. The text editor includes a rhyming engine which offers both perfect and imperfect rhyme options in a hierarchical output fashion based on similarity of consonant sounds.