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Poetry doesn’t always have to rhyme- If you have to strain to rhyme, it

might make the poetry seem forced. Experiment writing in a non-rhyming

style, or rhyme just a little. Don’t forgo what you’re trying to put across

for the sake of a nice rhyme.