Write a minimum 150-word response in which you explain how the poet’s use of rhyme helps to convey a message in “The Courage That My Mother Had.” Be sure to cite examples from the text in your response.
In the poem "The Courage That My Mother Had," the rhyming that is used is an iambic tetrameter style. An iamb usually creates that feeling that a poem is song-like. The same goes for the given poem. The song-like feeling of the poem helps to convey the sincerity and the vulnerability of the mother.
