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Where the bee sucks, there suck I;

Where the bee sucks, there suck I;<br />

In a cowslip's bell I lie;

In a cowslip's bell I lie;<br />

There I couch when owls do cry.

There I couch when owls do cry.<br />

On the bat's back I do fly

On the bat's back I do fly<br />

After summer merrily.

After summer merrily.<br />

Merrily, merrily shall I live now

Merrily, merrily shall I live now<br />

Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.

Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.<br />

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Some kinds of poem are defined by their rhyme scheme, for example:

Some kinds of poem are defined by their rhyme scheme, for example:

*[[Limerick]] - AABBA

*[[Limerick]] - AABBA

*[[Clerihew]] - AABB

*Clerihew - AABB

*Shakespearean [[sonnet]] - usually ABBA CDDC EFFEGG

*Shakespearean [[sonnet]] - usually ABBA CDDC EFFEGG

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<blockquote>

I never thought it would happen

I never thought it would happen<br />

With me and the girl from Clapham

With me and the girl from Clapham<br />

Out on the windy common

Out on the windy common<br />

That night I ain't forgotten

That night I ain't forgotten<br />

As she dealt out the rations

As she dealt out the rations<br />

With some or other passions

With some or other passions<br />

I said 'You are a lady'

I said 'You are a lady'<br />

'Perhaps,' she said, 'I may be...'

'Perhaps,' she said, 'I may be...'

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Note that the fifth and sixth lines rhyme fully, so are denoted by uppercase letters, whereas the rest are half-rhymes and so are represented using lowercase.

Note that the fifth and sixth lines rhyme fully, so are denoted by uppercase letters, whereas the rest are half-rhymes and so are represented using lowercase.