Nods. It's also useful for writing poetry. I have a personal rule to never use words I don't know how to pronounce in poetry or prose because it may clash badly with the other words. I made this rule when I learned that the name Xavier is NOT pronounced Ax-fair. When I was reading Joyce C. Oates' Bellefluer years ago, I realized that the way I pronounced Xavier clashed badly with her prose in that book so I looked up the pronunciation. Turns out that it's pronounced zā-vē-ər.
Yes, that would be good idea. I don't think there's anything wrong with what you're doing but it's good idea to check.
