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WorksheetsRhyme Scheme Rhymes and Rhythm
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the rhyme scheme for this poem
ABCD
ABAB
ABBA
BABA
Rhyme scheme is the pattern of _______ that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry
repeating
rhyme scheme
rhyming
sounds
Rhyme scheme helps keep _______ and can make the poem fun.
rhymes
the poem going
me awake
rhythm
Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?
Banana and Apple
Cry and Pie
Baby and Lady
Fast and Furious
What is a rhyme scheme?
The number of lines in a poem
A pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
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
___________________ . "
You wouldn't walk out the door.
One plus one makes two.
No more than mysteries and lies.
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
___________________ . "
You wouldn't walk out the door.
One plus one makes two.
No more than mysteries and lies.
It is a pattern in which the last words at the end of lines of poetry sound alike.
a. Alliteration
b. Assonance
c. Internal Rhyme
d. End Rhyme
Choose the next line to make the lyrics an ABAB rhyme scheme?
You wouldn't walk out the door.
One plus one makes two.
No more than mysteries and lies.
The most common type of rhyme scheme is...
end rhyme
internal rhyme
Most _____ rhymes are formed by words with identical consonants and different vowels, or vice versa. “Worm” and “swarm” are examples of ______ rhymes.
(a)
words INSIDE the sentence rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
Which couplet shows an AABB pattern
There was a man,
A tall, tall man
Sam loved to eat
Strawberry jam
Among the rain
and lights
The sun is shining bright
This is a lovely sight.
Rhyming words sound the same _______
at the end of the word.
at the beginning of the word.
because they are the same.
but mean different things.
True or False: Rhyming words sound the same AND look the same at the end.
True, they look AND sound the same.
False, they look the same, but they sound different.
False, they sound the same, but they can look different.
Complete the rhyme scheme
A
B
B
A
A
A
B
B
Complete the rhyme scheme
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
A
True or false: You can sometimes tell if a poem has rhythm just by looking at it
False, you have to read it out loud
True, if the lines are about the same length
What is rhythm?
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.
butterfly
shy
multiply
Which word does not rhyme with the following three?
kite
light
rewrite
stoplight
meteorite
satellite
sigh
What is the primary purpose of a rhyme scheme in poetry?
A) To create a visual pattern
B) To establish a rhythm and enhance the musical quality
C) To determine the length of a poem
D) To identify the theme of the poem
Which of the following is an example of an ABAB rhyme scheme?
A) Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
B) The sun is bright, the sky is blue, the birds are singing, and so are you.
C) The cat sat on the mat, the dog barked at the log.
D) The wind in the trees, the waves on the seas, the stars in the sky, the clouds drifting by.
In poetry, what is the term for a repeated pattern of sound or rhythm?
A) Meter
B) Stanza
C) Verse
D) Alliteration
Which of the following lines contains an example of internal rhyme?
A) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
B) Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
C) Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
D) Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
