Does a poem need to rhyme?

Answer 1

No. Definitely not. In fact, I would say that most modern poetry does not rhyme. Here is a page where you can read several contemporary poems and see a lot of different types of free verse: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html Rhyming isn't bad, but it takes a lot of work to do it well, and modern poetry has moved away from it in most cases.

Answer 2

Only the poems with a specific rhyme scheme need to rhyme,

Examples - Limerick's, Sonnets, Assigned Rhyme Scheme poetry,

Some poetry does not need to rhyme,

Examples - Haiku, Free verse poetry,

The reason some do not need to rhyme is because they have an assigned syllable count. Which makes them flow in a different way. Although, most poems need to have specific syllables, but do not need to be exact.

Answer 3

Yes you are right poems doesn't need to rhyme at all. People think (which is not true) that all poems need to rhyme... Well I don't think so.

Non- rhyming poetry is called blank verse

Answer 4

A quatrain is a poem written in four, rhymed lines following a set pattern. They follow any one of four rhyme patterns (AABB, ABAB, ABBA, or ABCB). The poem usually has about the same number of poetic feet in each line. When quatrains are part of a longer poem, each group is called a stanza or "paragraph". There is a title if the quatrain stands alone. So, yes it has to rhyme.

Answer 5

Not at all. An acrostic poem is simply a list of words or phrases beginning with a certain letter - click the Related Link to see how it's done!

Answer 6

No, there are many different "styles" of poems, look up examples.

Answer 7

No they do not, a poem is a way of expressing yourself!

Answer 8

no, a nature poem does not have to rhyme just be creative and just jot down ideas

Answer 9

Nope look at Haikus