Why were early poems written in meter?

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Ire · Answer 1 · 2017-10-31T12:36:43+0000

Early poems were written in meter first of all to distinguish them from prose, from everything written like a text.
Also, usually these poems were sung as songs, using various musical instruments, so meter was important when it came to rhythm.

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