Contrary to popular belief, poetry doesn’t have to rhyme – and rhyme is not a marker of quality, or ease. Some of the world’s most famous poetry proves it.
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Analyse the great quest of Odysseus with a little 21st-century know how and it’s fascinating what you find out.
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