ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The pattern of end rhymes in poem is called
A
couplet
B
rhythm
C
rhyme scheme
D
meter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other.

Detailed explanation-2: -End rhyme is defined as “when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same.” End rhyme is also called tail rhyme or terminal rhyme. It is one of many types of rhyme. Two or more lines of the poem have to rhyme for it to be considered end rhyme, but they don’t have to be consecutive lines.

Detailed explanation-3: -A rhyme scheme is the ordered pattern of those rhyming arrangements from line to line in a poem. Typically comprised of three, eight-line stanzas (ABABBCBC) followed by a four-line stanza (BCBC). The first line and fourth line rhyme and enclose a pair of new rhymes in the middle. Also called an internal rhyme scheme.

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