Rhyme Scheme Practice

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Rhyme Scheme and Figures of Speech

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Rhyme The repetition of sounds at the end of
  words. Examples cat, bat, rat light, sight,
  right.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• End rhyme This occurs when a word at the end of
  one line of poetry rhymes with a word at the end
  of another line.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• End rhyme This occurs when a word at the end of
  one line of poetry rhymes with a word at the end
  of another line.
• It is as sure as you are Roderigo,
• If I were the Moor, I would not be Iago.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Rhyme scheme occurs in poems that utilize a type
  of rhyming called end rhyme. This is when the
  last word of a line rhymes with the last word of
  another line. The lines do not have to be
  consecutive.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Couplet Two lines of poetry paired together
  that have end rhyme.
• Quatrain Four lines of poetry that are rhymed
  together. A quatrain may have an a,b,a,b rhyme
  scheme.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today,"
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today,"
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today,"
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps,
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye. (c)

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• From Sick by Shel Silverstien (Example of Rhyme
  Scheme)
• 1 "I cannot go to school today," (a)
• 2 Said little Peggy Ann McKay. (a)
• 3 "I have the measles and the mumps, (b)
• 4 A gash, a rash and purple bumps. (b)
• 5 My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, (c)
• 6 I'm going blind in my right eye. (c)
• The rhyme scheme of these six lines of poetry is
  a,a,b,b,c,c.

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo,
• Who had trouble tying his shoe.
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too!

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)
• Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)
• He said to his ox,
• "I'll just walk in my socks."
• Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)
• Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)
• He said to his ox, (b)
• "I'll just walk in my socks." (b)
• Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)

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Shakespeare and Poetry

• Limerick
• There was a young boy from Caboo, (a)
• Who had trouble tying his shoe. (a)
• He said to his ox, (b)
• "I'll just walk in my socks." (b)
• Now all of his friends do that, too! (a)
• The rhyme scheme of a Limerick is a,a,b,b,a.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Shadows on the wall (a)
• Noises down the hall (a)
• Life doesn't frighten me at all (a)
• Bad dogs barking loud (b)
• Big ghosts in a cloud (b)
• Life doesn't frighten me at all. (a)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose
• Lions on the loose
• They don't frighten me at all
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose
• Lions on the loose
• They don't frighten me at all
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all (a)
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all (a)
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all (a)
• Dragons breathing flame
• On my counterpane
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all (a)
• Dragons breathing flame (d)
• On my counterpane (d)
• That doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Mean Old Mother Goose (c)
• Lions on the loose (c)
• They don't frighten me at all (a)
• Dragons breathing flame (d)
• On my counterpane (d)
• That doesn't frighten me at all. (a)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo
• Make them shoo
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo
• Make them shoo
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo
• Make them shoo
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun
• Way they run
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry
• So they fly
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile
• They go wild
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile (h)
• They go wild (h)
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile (h)
• They go wild (h)
• Life doesn't frighten me at all.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• I go boo (e)
• Make them shoo (e)
• I make fun (f)
• Way they run (f)
• I won't cry (g)
• So they fly (g)
• I just smile (h)
• They go wild (h)
• Life doesn't frighten me at all. (a)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• The rhyme scheme of the Life Doesnt Frighten
  Me is a,a,a,b,b,a,c,c,a,d,d,a,e,e,f,f,g,g,h,h,a.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight,
• A gallant knight,
• In sunshine and in shadow,
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight,
• A gallant knight,
• In sunshine and in shadow,
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow,
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow,
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow, (b)
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado. (b)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow, (b)
• Had journeyed long,
• Singing a song,
• In search of Eldorado. (b)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow, (b)
• Had journeyed long, (c)
• Singing a song, (c)
• In search of Eldorado. (b)

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• Gaily bedight, (a)
• A gallant knight, (a)
• In sunshine and in shadow, (b)
• Had journeyed long, (c)
• Singing a song, (c)
• In search of Eldorado. (b)
• The rhyme scheme for this stanza is a,a,b,c,c,b.

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Rhyme Scheme Practice

• The rhyme scheme for all three stanzas is
• a,a,b,c,c,b,d,d,b,e,e,b,f,f,b,g,g,b.