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View Poll Results: Should a poem rhyme
Yes 1 20.00%
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Old 06-08-2005, 08:42 PM
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Hello and a question?

Hi all,

I'm just returning from a long absence, and I was looking for a fans pov on something should a poem rhyme, not rhyme, or don't care?
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Old 06-09-2005, 03:58 AM
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Not big on poetry myself, but i think poems are like any kind of writing, whatever fits to get your point across. If a poem rhymes and doesnt have a meter, it can come off like gibberish (Not always, but it can). However, if it doesnt rhyme, but has a good meter and flow, then it really doesnt matter.

I think i wil lstick to articles and short stories myself, though :)
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Old 06-15-2005, 07:31 PM
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Re: Hello and a question?

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Originally posted by dark thoughts
Hi all,

I'm just returning from a long absence, and I was looking for a fans pov on something should a poem rhyme, not rhyme, or don't care?

It really depends on the writer, as Vod said. Some of the most beautiful and/or powerful poems I've read didn't rhyme at all. There is no right or wrong answer to this :)
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