It could be argued then that this poem may not appeal to some due to its strict conventions. In an entirely different context altogether, "On the Sonnet" by John Keats takes an unheard of approach to sonnet writing, that adhere to neither the conventional context or form. ... It appears to follow the Shakespearean style of sonnet writing as it can be divided into three quatrains that essentially lead to the final couplet, however the rhyming scheme it follows is completely foreign to us. ... By choosing to write in this unorthodox way Keats not only manages to carry out the meaning behind the...

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Exposure' is also an example of Owen's experiment with rhyming schemes and sounds. True to the modernist endorsement of innovative methods of writing, Owen develops an amazing technical skill with the use of assonance and para-rhyme (Purkis 118), partly inverting the dominant tradition of poetic diction. ... Coupled with the rhyme style: knive us'- nervous' , silent' - salient', the result is that the reader is left on edge, aware of the tension the soldiers are experiencing . ... Poets such as John Keats and William Coleridge were especially a favorite of th...

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