Friday, July 15, 2011

Rhyming Poetry- Not as easy as you think!

We will now delve into the rhyming form of poetry. Rhyming poetry is probably what most new poets attempt for their first poems but also what most aspiring poets have the most trouble with.

There are strict rules that apply to rhyming poetry that must be adhered to in order to compose a good poem. Below I have named just a few and I will not try explain them in detail, but rather explain what I find are the mistakes commonly made by new poets.

-Rhyming scheme
-meter or rhythm
-stanzas and line breaks
-imagery
-enjambment
-speaker

So not to make these posts too long, I will break each into separate posts.

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