Rhyme
There is more to poetry than rhyme,
And I don't employ it all the time.
I'm using it here, right now, it's true,
But it isn't something you have to do.
A poem can still speak eloquently
Without rhyme, and consequently
I forgo rhyme as often as not.
I write what comes, and see what I've got.
To rhyme or not to rhyme — It's up to you.
Some days I don't rhyme, but today I do.
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Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on August 24, 2020
Modified on April 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD BB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2, 1 |
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