Achebe's comment on Rhyme

[Leanne]

Actually, since English is a language in a constant state of flux, all perfect rhymes have definitely not been done to death -- and even if they had, varying the surrounding words and context in unexpected ways revitalises the rhymes themselves. As the Duke said, end rhyme seems to be unfairly vilified by contemporary poets but it's really just another tool in the box. It's not the tool that's faulty, it's the way people use it.