Identifying and Using Rhyme Schemes

Rhyming words sound the same ...

• at the beginning of the word

• at the beginning of the sentence

• at the end of the word

• because they mean the same

How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?

• The rhythm of a poem.

• Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.

• The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (marked with the alphabet)

• The "paragraph" of a poem.

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE

UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH

LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY!!!!

• THE RHYME SCHEME IS....A-B-A-B

• THE RHYME SCHEME IS....A-A-A-B

• THE RHYME SCHEME IS....A-A-B-B

What is the rhyme scheme of these lines from a poem?

• ABC

• ABB

• ABA

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 word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply

• bite

• eye

• ugly

• many

When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, anything you heart desires will come to you

• BAC

• AAA

• ABA

• AAB

Which poem matches the rhyme scheme ABBA

• I stubbed my toe

  It hurts a whole bunch

  I wish I had handfuls

  Of pizza to munch

• Roses are red

  Violets are blue

  Wait, they're blue?

  Shouldn't they be violet?

• I just saw a cow

  He wore bright green pants

  And did a fun dance

  My one thought was "Wow"

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

• stoplight

• meteorite

• satellite

• sigh

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

• none

• horses

• Dumpty

• again