Simple Rhymes

a form of literature that uses rhythm, rhyme, sound, or structure to express something in an artistic way 

• prose 

• limericks

• poetry

meant to tell a funny story; has five lines; has the rhyme scheme AABBA

• limericks

• poetry

• elegy 

• narrative 

a poem that is meant to be sung; tells a story (often sad); refrains; simple rhyme scheme and regular meters 

• ballad 

• sonnet

• haike

• ode

the repetition of the same ending sound in two or more words

• rhyme

• rhythm

• consonance

• poetry

rhymes at the ends of lines of poetry

• end rhyme

• internal rhyme

• complete rhyme

• rhyme

the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or song 

• rhythm

• rhyme scheme 

• end rhyme

• internal rhyme 

words whose final syllables have the exact same sound

• complete rhyme

• end rhyme

• rhyme

• internal rhyme

Which of the following is a simple rhyme often used in children's poetry?

• A) Limerick

• B) Haiku

• C) Couplet

• D) Sonnet

What is the term for a pair of lines in a poem that rhyme?

• A) Stanza

• B) Couplet

• C) Verse

• D) Quatrain

Which rhyme scheme is commonly found in simple nursery rhymes?

• A) ABAB

• B) AABB

• C) ABCD

• D) ABBA