Exploring Various Rhyme Schemes in Poetry
More Rhymes
Triple Rhyme
Three syllables in the word rhyme.
Examples:
icicles & bicycles
mathem
atical
& problem
atical
Rhyming Couplets
Two lines of poetry which have an end-rhyme
Shakespearean Sonnets end with couplets:
130
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
113
Incapable of more, replete with you
My most true mind thus mak'th mine eye untrue.
135
Let 'no' unkind no fair beseechers kill;
Think all but one, and me in that one Will.
133
And yet thou wilt, for I, being pent in thee,
Perforce am thine, and all that is in me.
Catch a Little Rhyme by Eve Merriam
Once upon a time
I caught a little rhyme
I set it on the floor
but it ran right out the door
I chased it on my bicycle
but it melted to an icicle
I scooped it up in my hat
but it turned into a cat
I caught it by the tail
but it stretched into a whale
I followed it in a boat
but it changed into a goat
When I fed it tin and paper
it became a tall skyscraper
Then it grew into a kite
and flew far out of sight ...
Alternate Rhyme (Cross Rhyme)
Neither Out Far nor In Deep by Robert Frost
The people along the sand
They cannot look out far.
All turn and look one way.
They cannot look in deep.
They turn their back on the land.
But when was that ever a bar
They look at the sea all day.
To any watch they keep?
As long as it takes to pass
A ship keeps raising its hull;
This rhyme scheme is abab,
The wetter ground like glass
cdcd, efef, ghgh – each rhyme
Reflects a standing gull.
skips a line in the stanza.
The land may vary more;
But wherever the truth may be-
The water comes ashore,
And the people look at the sea.
Embracing Rhyme (Envelope Rhyme)
The Trees by Philip Larkin
The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said.
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief.
The rhyme scheme
is abba, cddc, effe.
Is it that they are born again
The first & last line
And we grow old? No, they die too.
in each stanza
Their yearly trick of looking new
rhyme with each
Is written down in rings of grain.
other & envelop or
embrace the two
Yet still the unresting castles thresh
center lines.
In fullgrown thickness every May.
Last year is dead, they seem to say,
Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.
Chain Rhyme
The poet links stanzas together using rhyme. Some chain rhyme
schemes are:
a
a
a
b
a
a
a
b
b
a
a
b
a
c
b
b
b
b
c
b
c
b
b
d
c
c
c
b
c
b
d
c
c
Tail Rhyme
a There
a can be
b
more
lines
c per
c stanza,
b
but the
last lines
d or “tails”
d rhyme!
b
e
e
b
Yonder Clouden's silent towers,
Where at moonshine midnight hours
O'er the dewy bending flowers
Fairies dance sae
cheery.
Ghaist nor bogle shalt thou fear;
Thou'rt to Love and Heaven sae dear,
Nocht of ill may come thee near,
My bonnie
dearie.
Robert Burns, Scottish Poet
Dive into the world of poetry with an exploration of different rhyme schemes. From triple rhymes to embracing rhyme, discover how poets use these structures to create captivating verses. Explore examples from Shakespearean sonnets to modern works like "Catch a Little Rhyme" by Eve Merriam and "Neither Out Far nor In Deep" by Robert Frost. Unravel the intricacies of chain rhyme and alternate rhyme patterns through renowned poets' masterful craft.
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More Rhymes Triple Rhyme Three syllables in the word rhyme. Examples: icicles & bicycles mathematical & problematical
Rhyming Couplets Two lines of poetry which have an end-rhyme Shakespearean Sonnets end with couplets: 130 And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. 113 Incapable of more, replete with you My most true mind thus mak'th mine eye untrue. 135 Let 'no' unkind no fair beseechers kill; Think all but one, and me in that one Will. 133 And yet thou wilt, for I, being pent in thee, Perforce am thine, and all that is in me.
Catch a Little Rhyme by Eve Merriam Once upon a time I caught a little rhyme I set it on the floor but it ran right out the door I chased it on my bicycle but it melted to an icicle I scooped it up in my hat but it turned into a cat This poem is made up of rhyming couplets I caught it by the tail but it stretched into a whale I followed it in a boat but it changed into a goat When I fed it tin and paper it became a tall skyscraper Then it grew into a kite and flew far out of sight ...
Alternate Rhyme (Cross Rhyme) Neither Out Far nor In Deep by Robert Frost The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day. They cannot look out far. They cannot look in deep. But when was that ever a bar To any watch they keep? As long as it takes to pass A ship keeps raising its hull; The wetter ground like glass Reflects a standing gull. This rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, ghgh each rhyme skips a line in the stanza. The land may vary more; But wherever the truth may be- The water comes ashore, And the people look at the sea.
Embracing Rhyme (Envelope Rhyme) The Trees by Philip Larkin The trees are coming into leaf Like something almost being said. The recent buds relax and spread, Their greenness is a kind of grief. Is it that they are born again And we grow old? No, they die too. Their yearly trick of looking new Is written down in rings of grain. Yet still the unresting castles thresh In fullgrown thickness every May. Last year is dead, they seem to say, Begin afresh, afresh, afresh. The rhyme scheme is abba, cddc, effe. The first & last line in each stanza rhyme with each other & envelop or embrace the two center lines.
Chain Rhyme The poet links stanzas together using rhyme. Some chain rhyme schemes are: a a a b a a a b b a a b a c b b b b c b c b b d c c c b c b d c c
Tail Rhyme Yonder Clouden's silent towers, Where at moonshine midnight hours O'er the dewy bending flowers Fairies dance sae cheery. a There a can be b more lines c per c stanza, b but the last lines d or tails d rhyme! b Ghaist nor bogle shalt thou fear; Thou'rt to Love and Heaven sae dear, Nocht of ill may come thee near, My bonnie dearie. e e b Robert Burns, Scottish Poet
