Rhyme scheme - SS2 English Lesson Note

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem. It is often used to create a sense of rhythm and flow in a poem.

There are many different types of rhyme schemes, but some of the most common include:

• Couplet: A couplet is a pair of rhyming lines. For example, "The cat sat on the mat, / She looked very fat."
• Triplet: A triplet is a group of three rhyming lines. For example, "The cat sat on the mat, / She looked very fat, / And she was very happy."
• Quatrain: A quatrain is a group of four rhyming lines. For example, "The cat sat on the mat, / She looked very fat, / And she was very happy, / And she purred very loudly."
• Rhyme royal: A rhyme royal is a quatrain with a particular pattern of rhymes. The first, second, and fourth lines rhyme with each other, and the third line rhymes with itself. For example, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; / Coral is far more red than her lips' red; / If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; / If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head."
• Sonnet: A sonnet is a 14-line poem with a particular pattern of rhymes. The first eight lines are called the octave, and the last six lines are called the sestet. The octave usually follows a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA, and the sestet can follow a variety of patterns. For example, "Let me not to the marriage of true minds /Admit impediments. Love is not love /Which alters when it alteration finds, /Or bends with the remover to remove: /O no! it is an ever-fixed mark /That looks on tempests and is never shaken; /It is the star to every wand'ring bark, /Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken."

Rhyme scheme can be a powerful tool for poets. It can be used to create a sense of rhythm and flow in a poem, to highlight certain words or phrases, or to create a particular mood or atmosphere.