Susan and Andrew, I don't disagree at all that a dislike of rhyme is a handicap. But I wonder why such a handicap isn't discussed as one and isn't addressed specifically in education.
In fact, I wonder how it originates. People who become certified to teach English literature at the high school level have to read works from a broad range of literary periods; that's a severe trial if you hate rhyme. So I don't think rhyme-hating originates with teachers. It simply seems to me we could learn a lot more about dislike of rhyme. (I'm not suggesting we cater to it--I may have sounded as if I were, so let me correct that.)
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