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Identifying Rhyme Scheme
Why Rhyme Scheme Matters
- Makes it easier to read poetry
- Adds rhythm which can underscore theme of poem
- Abrupt change in rhyme scheme can reflect change in mood of passage
Example #3
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower,
Somehow defeat a global superpower?
How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?
Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross' flag higher?
Turns out we have a secret weapon!
An immigrant you know and love who's unafraid to step in!
He's constantly confusin' confoundin'the British henchmen.
Ev'ryone, give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman.
What is rhyme scheme?
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
Example #1
There's nothin' like summer in the city,
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty,
Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny,
But your perfume smells like your daddy's got money.
Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels?
You searchin' for an urchin who can give you ideals?
Burr, you disgust me.
Ah, so you've discussed me.
I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!
Example #2
How to Identify Rhyme Scheme
Grampa just lost his seat in the Senate.
Sometimes that's how it goes.
Daddy's gonna find out any minute.
I'm sure he already knows.
- Look at each line of the poem or verse
- Mark the first line A
- Identify if the next line rhymes with the first, if so, mark it A. If not, mark it B
- Go through each line and see if it rhymes with a prior one or if it is a new rhyme