USA HISTORY

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 does not require that two subsequent lines rhyme with each other. Rather, it just requires that rhymes occur in some pattern in the last word of some number of lines of poetry. A poem that alternates rhymes in the last word of every other line is still using end-rhyme.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -One type of poem that has an ABAB rhyme scheme is the Shakespearean sonnet. A Shakespearean sonnet contains three quatrains (three sets of four lines) and an ending couplet (two lines). Each quatrain has an ABAB rhyme scheme. The two lines in the couplet rhyme.

Detailed explanation-5: -Types of End Rhyme perfect rhyme: The words are an exact rhyme with the same ending consonant and vowel sounds. For example, “fat” and “cat.” slant rhyme: The words aren’t perfect rhymes, but they have the same final vowel sounds or the same final consonant sounds. For example, “rains” and “sprained.”