| − | A '''rhyme scheme''' is the pattern of rhymes that appear in a [[poem]] or piece of poetry. Rhyme schemes are written using letters or numbers to denote lines that rhyme with each other; for example, the following passage from [[Shakespeare]]'s [[The Tempest]] has the rhyme scheme AAAAABB (or 1111122): | + | A '''rhyme scheme''' is the pattern of rhymes that appear in a [[poem]] or piece of poetry. Rhyme schemes are written using letters or numbers to denote lines that rhyme with each other; for example, the following passage from [[Shakespeare]]'s ''The Tempest'' has the rhyme scheme AAAAABB (or 1111122): |