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"Every poem can be considered in two ways--as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes..."
C. S. Lewis
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech.
Simonides (556 BC - 468 BC)
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To Rhyme or not to Rhyme
Rhyme is a form of music that is embedded into a poem. Poets pair it with meter in order to create symphonic statements. However, you will find a few differing opinions on rhyming poetry.
I'm doing my final teaching internship in kindergarten. Rhyme is used all the time. [See what I did right there?  ] We use it for learning chants, and center and school procedures. It's used in songs and stories. Rhyme here has a purpose. It's a form of didactic poetry-poetry used to teach (and make it easier to learn and remember). Kindergarten has a lot of unfamiliar things and students begin the year looking like deer in the headlights. By the end of the year they are pros at school, so it shows what a success this type of poetry has in this case.
Will you always choose to rhyme? I hope not. Or rather, I hope that with each poem you will sit and think on the purpose, the theme, and the tone of the poem.
Remember: rhyme will create a focus on the words being rhymed, so make them count. Make sure those are the words that need the focus. Don't just stick them in because they're convenient.
Rhyme doesn't always happen at the end of a sentence or line. I, and several other newsletter writers, have written a lot on the topic of rhyme. So just as a bit of a reminder here is a list of different types of rhymes: perfect, imperfect or slant, internal, alliteration and others. Check out my toolbox for more information on these: "Invalid Item" .
Whether or not to rhyme shouldn't be an automatic choice. It should be thought out and done with purpose.
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Poetry: September 12, 2012 Issue [#5255]
