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Rhyme Scheme Rhymes and Rhythm

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem

a)

ABCD

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

BABA

2.

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of _______ that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry

a)

repeating

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

rhyming

d)

sounds

3.

Rhyme scheme helps keep _______ and can make the poem fun.

a)

rhymes

b)

the poem going

c)

me awake

d)

rhythm

4.

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?

a)

Banana and Apple

b)

Cry and Pie

c)

Baby and Lady

d)

Fast and Furious

5.

What is a rhyme scheme?

a)

The number of lines in a poem

b)

A pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

6.

Choose the next line to make the lyrics an ABAB rhyme scheme?

-song lyrics by the Backstreet Boys

"I guess you were lost when I met you,

Still there were tears in your eyes.

So out of trust and I knew

___________________ . "

a)

You wouldn't walk out the door.

b)

One plus one makes two.

c)

No more than mysteries and lies.

7.

Choose the next line to make the lyrics an ABAB rhyme scheme?

-song lyrics by the Backstreet Boys

"I guess you were lost when I met you,

Still there were tears in your eyes.

So out of trust and I knew

___________________ . "

a)

You wouldn't walk out the door.

b)

One plus one makes two.

c)

No more than mysteries and lies.

8.

It is a pattern in which the last words at the end of lines of poetry sound alike.

a)

a. Alliteration

b)

b. Assonance

c)

c. Internal Rhyme

d)

d. End Rhyme

9.

Choose the next line to make the lyrics an ABAB rhyme scheme?

a)

You wouldn't walk out the door.

b)

One plus one makes two.

c)

No more than mysteries and lies.

10.

The most common type of rhyme scheme is...

a)

end rhyme

b)

internal rhyme

11.

Most _____ rhymes are formed by words with identical consonants and different vowels, or vice versa. “Worm” and “swarm” are examples of ______ rhymes.

(a)  

12.

words INSIDE the sentence rhyme

a)

internal rhyme

b)

end rhyme

13.

Which couplet shows an AABB pattern

a)

There was a man,

A tall, tall man

b)

Sam loved to eat

Strawberry jam

c)

Among the rain

and lights

d)

The sun is shining bright

This is a lovely sight.

14.

Rhyming words sound the same _______

a)

at the end of the word.

b)

at the beginning of the word.

c)

because they are the same.

d)

but mean different things.

15.

True or False: Rhyming words sound the same AND look the same at the end.

a)

True, they look AND sound the same.

b)

False, they look the same, but they sound different.

c)

False, they sound the same, but they can look different.

16.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

B

b)

B

A

c)

A

A

d)

B

B

17.

Complete the rhyme scheme

a)

A

A

b)

A

B

c)

B

B

d)

B

A

18.

True or false: You can sometimes tell if a poem has rhythm just by looking at it

a)

False, you have to read it out loud

b)

True, if the lines are about the same length

c)

What is rhythm?

19.

How do you tell a poem's rhyme scheme?

a)

The rhythm of a poem.

b)

Rhymes occurring inside the lines of a poem.

c)

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

d)

The "paragraph" of a poem.

20.
Which word rhymes with all three?
butterfly
shy
multiply
a)
bite
b)
eye
c)
ugly
d)
many
21.

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

a)

stoplight

b)

meteorite

c)

satellite

d)

sigh

22.

What is the primary purpose of a rhyme scheme in poetry?

a)

A) To create a visual pattern

b)

B) To establish a rhythm and enhance the musical quality

c)

C) To determine the length of a poem

d)

D) To identify the theme of the poem

23.

Which of the following is an example of an ABAB rhyme scheme?

a)

A) Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.

b)

B) The sun is bright, the sky is blue, the birds are singing, and so are you.

c)

C) The cat sat on the mat, the dog barked at the log.

d)

D) The wind in the trees, the waves on the seas, the stars in the sky, the clouds drifting by.

24.

In poetry, what is the term for a repeated pattern of sound or rhythm?

a)

A) Meter

b)

B) Stanza

c)

C) Verse

d)

D) Alliteration

25.

Which of the following lines contains an example of internal rhyme?

a)

A) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

b)

B) Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.

c)

C) Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

d)

D) Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.