Rhymes might seem frivolous, but there's scientific evidence for why we like them so much.

Prison Poetry

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New ReviewShould All Poems Rhyme?

This video discusses elements used in Romantic poetry.

This video demonstrates how to identify various patterns of organization in poetry.

This video explains and identifies meter and rhyme in poetry.

This video explains how poets use inverted syntax to create rhyme in their poetry.

This video examines elements of a ballad to depict the author's tale.

This video shows the difference between Exact Rhyme and Slant Rhyme.

A video titled "Sound Elements and Imagery" detailing how sound elements and imagery bring a story to life.

A video titled "Sonnets" detailing four popular types of sonnets in literature.

A video titled "Haiku and Free Verse" depicting the difference in each style of poetry.

A video titled "Composing Prose Poetry" which details elements of prose poetry.

This video, entitled "Composing a Sonnet," explains how to compose a Shakespearean sonnet.

This video, entitled "Poetic Techniques," explains how to analyze a free verse poem.

This video, entitled "Genres," explains and describes different genres of poetry.

This video, entitled "Ballads," explains the format and purpose of a ballad.

Howcast - Standing in the wrong parking lot looking for your car -- again? You're not losing your mind, but you may find these memory devices useful.

Howcast - Rhyme is created by repeating the terminal vowel sound in a word. You can easily make rhymes in English by following these suggestions.

Howcast - Train your brain to retain information with these tips, and fight the fear that you’re losing your faculties.