rhyme scheme
[ rahym-skeem ]
noun
the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
Origin of rhyme scheme
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby rhyme scheme
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How to use rhyme scheme in a sentence
As will be seen on examination, the rhyme scheme is as follows: a b b a a b b a c d c d c d.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism | F. V. N. PainterDoes this rhyme scheme help to produce the effect of the poem?
Selections From American Poetry | VariousThe rhyme-scheme is called a couplet, because of the way in which two lines are linked together.
The even verses are usually in assonance, although the verses may have the rhyme-scheme a b a b.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerDcimas are strophes of ten octosyllabic verses with the rhyme-scheme a b b a a c c d d c.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
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