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What's behind the absence of making words rhyme in a lot of modern English poetry?

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Question added by Mariam Eid , Marketing and Communications Manager , Executive Solutions
Date Posted: 2015/06/22
David Huff
by David Huff , Executive Trouble Shooter , Topian Enterprises

23 June20159:12 PM -0500

I have been participating in International Poetry Contests for20 years, so far.  The general consensus among English speaking poets is: Prose poetry (non-rhyming) reflects the current informality in the language in general.  Most experienced poets consider prose poetry to be lazy writing.  I write in the Terzanelle  poetry form because its structure is very good for story telling poems. 

David Huff

Khaled Belgacem
by Khaled Belgacem , Teacher of English , Pioneer High School Gafsa

There are novel trends in poetry these days. This can account for this tendency to use free verse instead of other forms of poems.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Really? A lot? I think, it is not completely true. And if certain poets choose so-called blank verse, this is only because they choose to do so - this is their poetic vision

أحمد فوزي زكي اسماعيل
by أحمد فوزي زكي اسماعيل , accounting manager , chapatti Indian Restaurant

i didn't get the question !

Dr Yasmeen Majeed
by Dr Yasmeen Majeed , Trainer and HOD

I think that the use of blank verse gives a required flow to the poetry.

Pradeep Sharma
by Pradeep Sharma , English Language Training Instructor , King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah (KSA)

Freedom from the constraints of rhyme, rhythm and meter so that emotions attain the prime importance. 

Mohamed Khedr
by Mohamed Khedr , Researcher , Helmholtz Center Munich

Very good question! I've no idea.

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