Achebe's comment on Rhyme

[billy]

for all i know spanish could just be gibberish without any rhymes. but english rhyming poetry [all kinds] when done well is a wonder to behold. as for perfect rhymes being flogged to death. never, the bad stuff yes, but there are to many words and to many nuances to make them floggable. forced rhymes are a killer but subtle clever rhymes? there is much beauty in all kinds of poetry even certain rhymed stuff.