This document discusses poetic devices used in poetry including rhyme, rhythm, repetition, and alliteration. It provides examples of rhyming couplets and instructs readers to write their own four line poem using couplets on a topic of their choosing. Key elements that must be included are selecting a topic, listing words about the topic, finding rhyming words, and writing four two-line stanzas with end rhymes.

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