Rhyme Schemes

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'The cat sat on the mat, / It looked so very fat.'?

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A A B B

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What is the rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'Roses are red, / Violets are blue, / I am out of my head, / And so are you.'?

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A B A B

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate the sounds they represent, like 'buzz' or 'bang'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Identify the rhyme scheme: 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star, / How I wonder what you are.'

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A A B B

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What is an example of a couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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What is a quatrain?

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A stanza or poem of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

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A A B B A

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What is a tercet?

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A stanza of three lines, often with a specific rhyme scheme.