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Arya8 October 14th, 2013 6:09pm

"Poetry without rhyme is like playing tennis without a net." - Robert Frost. Agree or disagree?

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EmWalt Meet Jim the Duck
10/14/13 7:25 pm

Hw to we have exactly fifty percent with an odd number of votes?

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Arya8
10/14/13 7:36 pm

Magic!

Arya8
10/14/13 2:03 pm

I love when my questions are close to 50/50 :)

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Zod Above Pugetropolis
10/14/13 1:05 pm

Yes, although I'd have compared it to a really oddly structured short story. No rhyme and flow, not poetry in my book.

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Arya8
10/14/13 2:03 pm

I like the comparison. It's like saying it's too easy, no structure/boundaries. :)

And I agree too.

Zod Above Pugetropolis
10/14/13 3:06 pm

I've always wondered. Who decides it's poetry if it doesn't rhyme?

Arya8
10/14/13 3:21 pm

I'm not sure. Good question though.

MrLucchese If curious, ask.
10/14/13 11:27 am

Sorry, Frost... I disagree.

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chickencookie It really is
10/14/13 11:50 am

Me too. I love all kinds

Arya8
10/14/13 2:02 pm

I don't think he's necessarily saying it is worthless... Just that it's far easier, to the point of being pointless (to write).

MrLucchese If curious, ask.
10/14/13 2:07 pm

Heh... I don't think so. Maybe that's just me. I appreciate all forms of poetry, and I write some of my own.

Arya8
10/14/13 2:32 pm

We will agree to disagree. :)

Arya8
10/14/13 11:11 am

I prefer poetry with rhythm at least... I like metered poetry much better than free-verse. And it love Frost.
Overall I agree. Having to have rhythm and rhyme and still say something meaningful is much more difficult, IMO, than writing free verse.

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Arya8
10/14/13 11:12 am

And I love Frost.*