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Subject: Re: Form in Poetry
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Date: Mon, 27-Jun-83 21:48:02 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 27 21:48:02 1983
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Glenn Reid complains about the lack of structure in poetry,
especially rhyme scheme, stanzas, etc.  If you read the introduction
to Paradise Lost, you'll see Milton complaining that too many people
equate poetry with rhyme.  He's really heavy on rhythm, flow of
images, literary allusions to the point of tedium, but his poetry is
much more readable than it would be if he had forced it to rhyme.