// CSE 142, Autumn 2009, Marty Stepp
// Determines whether two words rhyme and/or alliterate.
// This second version uses methods with boolean return types.
// (Look at how much cleaner the main method is now!)

import java.util.*;

public class Rhyme2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Type two words: ");
        String word1 = console.next();
        String word2 = console.next();
        
        if (rhyme(word1, word2)) {
            System.out.println("They rhyme!");
        }
        if (alliterate(word1, word2)) {
            System.out.println("They alliterate!");
        }
    }
    
    // Returns true if the two given words "rhyme"
    // (end w/ same last 2 letters), and false otherwise.
    public static boolean rhyme(String word1, String word2) {
        return  word1.length() >= 2 && word2.length() >= 2 &&
                word1.substring(word1.length() - 2).equalsIgnoreCase(
                word2.substring(word2.length() - 2));
    }
    
    // Returns true if the two given words "alliterate"
    // (start w/ same letter), and false otherwise.
    public static boolean alliterate(String word1, String word2) {
        String firstLetter2 = word2.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase();
        return word1.toLowerCase().startsWith(firstLetter2);
    }
}