James wrote The Kingis Quair in a rhyme scheme ababbcc which became know as rhyme royal even though he was not the first to use it. He wrote, "I recommend my buk in lynis sevin" but he most likely learned this scheme from Chaucer or the French.
With so much of the contemporary poetry written in free verse, does the use of traditional rhyme schemes seem more restrictive or is there just a lack of discipline in the creative skills of modern poets?
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I think that rhyme schemes generally make poetry easier to read. Some poets can write excellent poetry in free verse but most can't. Therefore, I prefer some sort of plan to the poem.
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