Rhyme Scheme

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, usually described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme with each other.

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How is a rhyme scheme represented?

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A rhyme scheme is represented using letters of the alphabet. Each letter corresponds to a line in the poem, with the same letter indicating lines that rhyme.

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What does 'AABB' rhyme scheme mean?

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In an AABB rhyme scheme, the first two lines rhyme with each other, and the next two lines rhyme with each other, creating pairs of rhyming lines.

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What does 'ABAB' rhyme scheme mean?

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In an ABAB rhyme scheme, the first and third lines rhyme with each other, and the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other, alternating the rhymes.

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What does 'ABCB' rhyme scheme mean?

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In an ABCB rhyme scheme, the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other, while the first and third lines do not rhyme with any other lines.

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What does 'AABCCB' rhyme scheme mean?

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In an AABCCB rhyme scheme, the first two lines rhyme with each other, the next two lines form a new rhyme, and the last two lines rhyme with each other.

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What is an example of a poem with an AABB rhyme scheme?

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An example is 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' where the first two lines rhyme and the next two lines rhyme.

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What is an example of a poem with an ABAB rhyme scheme?

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An example is 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost, where the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.

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What is an example of a poem with an ABCB rhyme scheme?

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An example is 'The Swing' by Robert Louis Stevenson, where the second and fourth lines rhyme.

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What is an example of a poem with an AABCCB rhyme scheme?

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An example is 'Little Miss Muffet' where the first two lines rhyme, the next two lines form a new rhyme, and the last two lines rhyme with each other.