Rhyme Schemes Poetry

What is rhyme scheme?

• another word for hyperbole

• an exaggeration

• a comparison of unlike things

• The pattern of the rhyme in a poem. 

Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply

• bite
• eye
• ugly
• many

What is the next part of the rhyme scheme?

• DD
• EE
• FF
• AA

Which word does not rhyme with the following three?
kite
light
rewrite

• stoplight
• meteorite
• satellite
• sigh

What is the most logical line to complete the poem?
Mary had a little poodle
All day long she ate a __________

• noodle
• lamb
• no clue
• llama

What is the rhyme scheme?

• AA BB CC
• A B A B
• AA BB AA
• A B C B

Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...

• stanzas
• sections
• lines

• paragraphs

What is the rhyme scheme?

• A B C D E F G
• AA BB CC DD
• A B C B A B C D
• A B A B C D C D

Which words don't rhyme with anything else in the poem?

• none
• horses
• Dumpty
• again

What is the rhyme scheme?

• A B A B C D A D
• No rhyme scheme
• A A B B C C
•  LMNOP