The one device that is most commonly associated with poetry by the general public is the Rhyme Scheme or simply, Rhyme. It uses words with different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike, including the final vowel sound and everything following it. It is applied in an alternating method which in a stanza, follows mostly this format: a-b-a-b where the first and third line rhyme, while the second and fourth line rhyme.
The author compared high school and college graduates by stating that college graduates may be more financially stable and able to do better in the labor market but many haven't improved their critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing skills.
