Thread: Ars poetica
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Old 11-05-2008, 10:43 AM   #5
Velma Velvet
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Apathy's_Child
There are a limited number of words in the English language which rhyme with one another, and therefore a finite number of concepts which can be expressed in rhyming poetry.

So, yes, it does breed cliche.
There are a limited number of words in the English language, and therefore a finite number of concepts which can be expressed in any poetry.

I could say the same thing.

If anything, because of the limited words that rhyme, anyone who can do a good rhyming poem should be commended.
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