Rhyme & Rhythm

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is Rhythm in poetry?

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Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences in a poem, created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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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.

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What is an example of a Monorhyme?

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A Monorhyme is a rhyme scheme where all lines in a stanza end with the same rhyme.

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What is an example of an Alternate Rhyme?

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An Alternate Rhyme is a rhyme scheme where the first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme (ABAB).

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What is a Couplet?

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A Couplet is a pair of consecutive lines in a poem that rhyme with each other.

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What is a Tercet?

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A Tercet is a three-line stanza in a poem, which may have a specific rhyme scheme.

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What is a Quatrain?

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A Quatrain is a four-line stanza in a poem, often with various rhyme schemes like AABB or ABAB.

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What is a Limerick?

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A Limerick is a humorous five-line poem with a specific AABBA rhyme scheme.

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What is a Feminine Rhyme?

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A Feminine Rhyme is a multi-syllable rhyme where the final syllables are unstressed.