Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Lyric poetry a form of poetry with rhyming schemes
Lyric poetry a form of poetry with rhyming schemes that express personal and emotional feelings. In the ancient world, lyric poems meant played to the lyre. Lyric poems do not have to rhyme, and today do not need to be set to music or a beat. --- Wikipedia
The article first says in the past lyric poetry applied rhyming schemes. I have the trouble with the last bold sentence. I would have written it: Today lyric poems do not have to rhyme, and do not need to be set to music or a beat.
What do you say?
The article first says in the past lyric poetry applied rhyming schemes. I have the trouble with the last bold sentence. I would have written it: Today lyric poems do not have to rhyme, and do not need to be set to music or a beat.
What do you say?
Top answer
Lyric poetry does not have to rhyme. It never did have to rhyme, although it usually does. If, on Wikipedia, you come across an obvious contradiction like the one in your example, the explanation is usually simple: Someone with a poor knowledge of the subject wrote part of the article.
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Lyric poetry does not have to rhyme. It never did have to rhyme, although it usually does.
If, on Wikipedia, you come across an obvious contradiction like the one in your example, the explanation is usually simple: Someone with a poor knowledge of the subject wrote part of the article. Wikipedia is a tremendously useful resource, but, as the site can be edited by anyone, its articles som
If, on Wikipedia, you come across an obvious contradiction like the one in your example, the explanation is usually simple: Someone with a poor knowledge of the subject wrote part of the article. Wikipedia is a tremendously useful resource, but, as the site can be edited by anyone, its articles som
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