rhyme scheme
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rhyme scheme
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The sonnet, with its 14 lines and strict rhyme scheme, dates back centuries.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022
SNL’s version, however, plays pretty fast and loose with the rhythm, the meter, the rhyme scheme, the meter, the number of lines per stanza, and of course, the meter.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2020
The rhyme scheme, as ever, has a casual perfection.
From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2019
Over the course of 11 stanzas the reader becomes complicit in the sadistic ride, propelled by the lilting meter and roped in, as it were, by the simple rhyme scheme.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2018
“Your flow was absolutely ridiculous. I’m still in awe that you came up with that rhyme scheme on the spot. You should’ve won, hands down.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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