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Line 1: − 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):+ − + − <blockquote> − Where the bee sucks, there suck I;<br /> − In a cowslip's bell I lie;<br /> − There I couch when owls do cry.<br /> − On the bat's back I do fly<br /> − After summer merrily.<br /> − Merrily, merrily shall I live now<br /> − Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.<br /> − </blockquote> − − Note that the fifth line (ending 'merrily') is an [[eye-rhyme]]. If one chose not to count this as a rhyme, the rhyme scheme would be written AAAABCC. − − Some kinds of poem are defined by their rhyme scheme, for example: − *[[Limerick]] - AABBA − *Clerihew - AABB − *Shakespearean [[sonnet]] - usually ABBA CDDC EFFEGG − − ==Half-rhyme== − Half-rhymes (eg eat/beak or cat/slap) can be differentiated from full rhymes by using lower-case letters. For example, in the following extract from 'Up the Junction' by Squeeze, the rhyme scheme could be written aabbCCdd: − − <blockquote> − I never thought it would happen<br /> − With me and the girl from Clapham<br /> − Out on the windy common<br /> − That night I ain't forgotten<br /> − As she dealt out the rations<br /> − With some or other passions<br /> − I said 'You are a lady'<br /> − 'Perhaps,' she said, 'I may be...' − </blockquote> − − 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. − [[Category:Poetry]]
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