To rhyme or not to rhyme...?

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When poetry rhymes it sounds good to the ear.
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Sometimes a poem that doesn't rhyme is way better than a poem that rhymes. It’s always the message of the masterpiece and how it is written implicitly.
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As long as the poem is well written I am not bothered whether it is rhyme or not.
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I do not have a preference when it comes to rhyming vs. not rhyming. It all depends on the author and their writing style.
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rhymes but not too much, i feel like it becomes like a child's play when it rhymes too much
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I enjoy listening to and reading poetry that rhymes. I always think the poet is very clever and talented when they are able to compose something that tells a good story or has a message and also rhymes. Rhyming just for the sake of making a composition rhyme, is not good though, especially if forcing words to rhyme makes the composition silly.
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I prefer poetry with rhymes. I think the message conveyed by a poem becomes more powerful because of the rhymes.
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I honestly do have a soft spot of blank verse, so long as it still contains that structural and thoughtful construction that most closed form poems have.

I find blank verse is a sweet spot between a more “restrictive” closed form and a sometimes messy and uncontrolled free verse.
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I prefer a poem to be well written rather than just rhyme. There are so different forms of poetry and my personal favorite is haiku.
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I love it when poems rhyme but then, I don't mind when it doesn't. As long as the message is creative, I'm good.
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Rhyming poety can be very clever and entertaining. But if the words rhyme for the sake of rhyming or the poet is trying too hard to make words rhyme and the overall poem is spoiled by the rhyming, then I don't enjoy it. I usually prefer a poem that doesn't rhyme.
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Poems come in a variety of genres. It might be written in free verse or rhymed. It's all about the message that it conveys. However, I prefer non-rhyming poetry because they are more elaborate and complete, especially the lengthier ones.
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It's actually good if poem rhymes but sometimes it doesn't really have to. It is the message and how synchronized it is that matters to me.
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I only like to read rhyming poetry. If a poet can write something heartfelt and make it rhyme, then that is truly amazing!
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Rtyhgn85 wrote: 09 Apr 2011, 01:15 That is the question. That is to say, do you prefer poetry to rhyme, or would you rather it didn't, or aren't you really that bothered either way?

Personally I much prefer poetry that is rhymed - I find that being subjected to formal constraints focuses the mind of the poet and brings forth better versification. There are of course exceptions; Walt Whitman's poetry doesn't rhyme yet I consider him a genius. Still, an exceptional genius: most unrhymed, unmetered poetry looks to me like chopped up prose.

Any thoughts?
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