do all poems have to rhyme?

Question

i am doing a k w l in class and one of my questions was if all poems have to rhyme?

Answer 1

Not all poems rhyme. Personally, I only like the ones that do, but many, many people read and write the non-rhyming type.

Answer 2

Not all poems rhyme, but most have some kind of rhythm. Although there is no perfect definition for poetry, usually we think of taking a feeling, emotion, or story and compressing the language to only the necessities.

Most poems that do not have a rhyme are considered free form poetry and became quite popular during the Modernist and Postmoderist movements (WWII to today).

Answer 3

Poems do not need to rhyme, but the rhythm needs to be sensible. Poetry wants to have a pulse, like a heartbeat, to give it depth and feeling. The pulse can be strong and forceful or soft and gentle. Poetry is, by its very nature, a moody from of writing; the moodier the better. But I don't necessarily mean to say Moody =Dark, but evocative of a mood or feeling. If your work rhymes, great! Excellent! But if it doesn't rhyme, so what? Your poem can rhyme internally, instead of at the end of the 'sentence'. Alliterative phrasing and onomatopoeia have their places in poetry, too. (See Jabberwocky or V. Lindsay's Congo!)
Whereas there are very stringent rules to writing, such as syntax and grammar, etc, good poetry can bypass or omit the rules and still shine.
Good luck on your project!

Answer 4

No, of course not. As a matter of fact, the rhyming poem has pretty much been dropped by most serious poets. Some people are trying to bring back form to poetry, but I don't know why. It is a useless and unnecessary obstacle. "As the spirit wanes the form appears". Forget EE cummings, check out Charles Bukowski.

Answer 5

Modern poetry generally is based on the blank verse. So rhyme is not important though sometimes the poem depends on the internal rythm of words.

Answer 6

Of course not. Free form poetry is fantastic. I prefer it to poems with rhyme...although I enjoy the cadence and rhythm of rhyming poems.

Answer 7

nope there are two kinds of poetry formats most noted one of which is shakespearean with the second being victorian. Shakespearean is a rhymed scheme while victorian is not. Shakespearean poems usually seem to have a better flow, but I believe victorian seems to portray a better idea and is usually more grasping. Hope this helped.

Answer 8

No--there are a number of poetic forms that don't rhyme--and some great poets who often did not use rhyme--e.g., e e cumming

Answer 9

not al poems have to rhyme there are many that dont

Answer 10

No poems are about you they are about expressing yourself do whatever you want good luck.