Rhyme schemes

Question 1

AAAA

ALL FOUR LINES RHYME

Answer 1

MONORHYME

Question 2

ABAB

LINES 1&3 RHYME, LINES 2&4 RHYME

Answer 2

ALTERNATING RHYME

Question 3

ABBA

LINES 1&4 RHYME, LINES 2&3 RHYME

Answer 3

ENCLOSED/ENVELOPE RHYME

Question 4

AABB

LINES 1&2 RHYME, LINES 3&4 RHYME

Answer 4

COUPLET RHYME

Question 5

Exact Rhyme
An exact rhyme has the same vowel sound and ending consonant sound.
Like “last,” “past,” and “fast.”
Also referred to as : Perfect, Complete, True, Pure

Approximate Rhyme
An approximate rhyme sounds like a rhyme depending on how the artist sings the words. (The words ALMOST rhyme) Like “age,” “fade,” and “play.”
Also referred to as: Imperfect, Slant, Oblique, Half, Near

Free Verse
Free verse is when words at the end of two or more lines in a song do not share the same or similar sounds.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

LESS COMMON PATTERNS

DESCRIPTION

AAAX

FIRST THREE LINES RHYME

AXAX

LINES 1&3 RHYME, LINES 2&4 DON’T

XAXA

LINES 2&4 RHYME, LINES 1&3 DON’T

AXAA

LINES 1,3&4 RHYME, LINE 2 DOESN’T

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Answer 6

true

Question 7

Rhyme Scheme - The pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a song. (Some songs have the rhyming words embedded before the end of a line.)

How to label rhyme schemes:

• Focus on the last word of each line (sometimes songs have the rhyming words embedded before the end of a line).
• Always label the first line (of a section-verse or choruse) as A.
• Read the second line. If it rhymes with the first line, label with A. (All lines that rhyme with the first line are A.)
• If a line does not rhyme with A, label it B.
• If another line rhymes with B, label it also as B.
• If a line doesn’t rhyme with any other line it can be given an X.

Answer 7

true