Does this poem have a rhyme scheme? Poetry that does not have an obvious rhythm or rhyme is called ‘free verse’.
Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry does not have a rhyme scheme or a fixed length for each line. Yet it is poetry. Why?
Shakespeare's sonnet has been divided into three quatrains of 4 lines each followed by a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain is a unit of meaning. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table on the structure of the poem
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Rhyme Scheme |
Theme |
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Quatrain 1 |
Comparison between poetry and monuments. |
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Quatrain 2 |
Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with ___________________. |
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Quatrain 3 |
The recorded memory of ____________ posterity. |
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Quatrain 4 |
Poetry immortalizes friend. |
The poet says that neither forces of nature nor wars can destroy his poetry. In fact, even godly powers of Mars will not have a devastating effect on his rhyme. What quality of the poet is revealed through these lines?