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Free verse: poetry that does not use a consistent rhyme scheme
Iambic pentameter: a poetic rhyme scheme in which each rhyming line has ten syllables
Blank verse: poetry that uses unrhymed iambic pentameter
Rhyming couplets: a series of two consecutive lines that rhyme in a poem

Based on the descriptions, what rhyme scheme does the poem "Harlem" use?
free verse
iambic pentameter
blank verse
couplets

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free verse — Hughes's "Harlem" lacks a consistent rhyme scheme or regular iambic pentameter; it's written as free verse (with occasional internal/end rhymes, but no fixed pattern).