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Rhythm can be described as the beat and pace of a poem. The rhythmic beat is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line or verse. In modern poetry, line breaks, repetition and even spaces for silence can help to create rhythm. 

Rhythm can help to strengthen the meaning of words and idea

Introduction to rhythm

 

 

O thou newcomer who seek’st Rome in Rome
And find’st in Rome no thing thou canst call Roman;
Arches worn old and palaces made common
Rome’s name alone within these walls keeps home.

Behold how pride and ruin can befall
One who hath set the whole world ’neath her laws,
All-conquering, now conquered, because
She is Time’s prey, and Time conquereth all.

Rome that art Rome’s one sole last monument,
Rome that alone hast conquered Rome the town,
Tiber alone, transient and seaward bent,

Remains of Rome. O world, thou unconstant mime!
That which stands firm in thee Time batters down,
And that which fleeteth doth outrun swift Time

Rhythm in Poetry

WHAT IS RHETORIC?

Rhetoric is language that’s carefully constructed to persuade, motivate, or inform the reader or listener about the speaker or writer’s position. You might have heard the term used in discussions about politicians and political goals. That’s because politicians, alongside people in other roles that involve public speaking, employ rhetoric regularly. In fact, the word “rhetoric” comes from the Greek “rhetorikos,” which means “oratory.”

Personify

1. One who hath set the whole world       ’neath her laws

2. She is Time’s prey, and Time conquereth all

3. Rome that alone hast conquered Rome the town

Here the author compares Rome to a woman, not a man. Because only Nuwa can create people

Simile

1. Rome that art Rome’s one sole last monument
2. Remains of Rome. O world, thou unconstant mime! 

Edited by Sophie 楊書融

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