Rhyming schemes Flashcards
1
Q
AABB
A
rhyme scheme means that the first two lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
2
Q
ABAB
A
in this rhyme scheme, the first and the third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.
3
Q
AAAA
A
this indicates that every line in the stanza rhymes with each other.
4
Q
ABCB
A
this rhyme scheme means that the second and fourth lines rhyme, while the first and third lines do not.
1. My cat is black (A)
2. He wears a hat (B)
3. He loves to nap (C)
4. And chase a rat (B)
5
Q
Couplet
A
2 lines
6
Q
Quatrain
A
4 lines
7
Q
Tercet
A
3 lines, regardless of its rhyming scheme
8
Q
Triplet
A
3 lines, specifically refers to a rhyme scheme where all 3 lines rhyme together
