Why is rhyming important in poetry?

answers1: Rhyming harks back to an age where poetry was spoken /
recited and it made long verses more memorable... much of modern
poetry is read silently and consequently rhyme is not so important.
However, some of us still use it extensively when it suits our
purpose.
answers2: it helps keep a rhythm and a beat, plus it makes it interesting
answers3: well it doesnt rly hav to rhyme
answers4: it make the poem more interesting and catchy. it catches the
readers attention.
answers5: poems don't have to rhyme but i think people like it to
rhyme b/c it adds character and beat and maybe a little fun :)
answers6: Makes it sound better and go good
answers7: Everyone says that it helps your poem sound better, but I
don't think it has to rhyme and sometimes, I don't make my poems
rhyme. But you want them to rhyme, here's a tip. <br>
Write out how you feel in every line, not caring whether they rhyme.
Then the ones that don't rhyme, go back and change them to words that
mean the same thing but rhyme. Thesaurus.com really helps for that
part. Hope I helped!!
answers8: Hi Yvonne. To rhyme or not to rhyme? This is the great
insolvable argument in poetry. Neither free verse nor rhyming poetry
are easy to write well and anyone who would wish to be considered to
be a great poet should be competent in either genre. In the end, it is
the content and the inventive use of language which really count.
Metre and good punctuation are also important as the poem needs to
flow. You are right about comic poetry, it does work better with
rhyming couplets. Good luck Benjamin -V
answers9: i think it just makes the poem sound poetry like, not like a
story, but the most official type of poetry has significant rhymes,
for example not something like: <br>
on a bright and sunny day, <br>
i went outside to play, <br>
with my dog named spot, <br>
and outside it was so hot, <br>
but spot and i <br>
had a lot of fun, <br>
as we played, <br>
in the sun <br>
<br>
<br>
ha ha, i wrote a poem! =D
answers10: It's mostly a stylistic thing that helps with rhythm and
makes the poem sound more appealing