A rhymlng coupleL ls a seL of llnes back Lo back LhaL rhyme usually Lhey have Lhe same meLer so LhaL

Lhey appear as a coherenL whole

Lxample Ceoffrey Chaucers 1he CanLerbury 1ales ls wrlLLen ln rhymlng coupleLs (8eware Lhough lL ls ln Mlddle Lngllsh)

lrom Lhe prologue
Slnglng he was or fluLlng all Lhe day
Pe was as fresh as ls Lhe monLh of May

1hls coupleL ls ln lamblc penLameLer

A rhymlng quaLraln ls a seL of four llnes LhaL follow a rhyme scheme 1he rhyme schemes could be
AA88(Lhe flrsL and second llnes rhyme wlLh each oLher and Lhe Lhlrd and fourLh llnes rhyme wlLh each oLher ln oLher words a palr of rhymlng
coupleLs LogeLher)
A8A8(Lhe flrsL and Lhlrd llnes rhyme wlLh each oLher and Lhe second and fourLh llnes rhyme wlLh each oLher)
A88A(Lhe flrsL and fourLh llnes rhyme wlLh each oLher and Lhe second and Lhlrd rhyme wlLh each oLher)
A8C8(Lhe second and fourLh rhyme wlLh each oLher)

Agaln quaLralns usually have a glven meLer so LhaL Lhey sound llke Lhey flow LogeLher

Some examples 1he PlppopoLamus by Cgden nash (my favorlLe poeL of all Llme)

8ehold Lhe hlppopoLamus!
We laugh aL how he looks Lo us
And yeL ln momenLs dank and grlm
l wonder how we look Lo hlm

eace peace Lhou hlppopoLamus!
We really look all rlghL Lo us
As you no doubL dellghL Lhe eye
Cf oLher hlppopoLaml

noLe Lhe AA88 rhyme scheme

Peres Look 8ack on 1lme wlLh klndly Lyes
by Lmlly ulcklnson

Look back on Llme wlLh klndly eyes
Pe doubLless dld hls besL
Pow sofLly slnks hls Lrembllng sun
ln human naLures wesL!

1hls ls an A8C8 rhyme scheme

1he coupleL and Lhe quaLraln can be used as bulldlng blocks for your poems as we wlll see nexL
Shakespearean Verse and rose
1he language used by Shakespeare ln hls plays ls ln one of Lhree forms prose rhymed verse or blank verse each of whlch he uses Lo achleve
speclflc effecLs (more on Lhe funcLlons of prose rhyme and blank verse below) 1o recognlze Lhese Lypes of language and undersLand how
Shakespeare uses Lhem ln hls plays you need Lo be famlllar wlLh a number of Lechnlcal Lerms
Meter a recognlzable rhyLhm ln a llne of verse conslsLlng of a paLLern of regularly recurrlng sLressed and unsLressed syllables
Ioot]feet a meLrlc fooL refers Lo Lhe comblnaLlon of a sLrong sLress and Lhe assoclaLed weak sLress (or sLresses) LhaL make up Lhe recurrenL
meLrlc unlL of a llne of verse
Iamb a parLlcular Lype of meLrlc fooL conslsLlng of Lwo syllables an unsLressed syllable followed by a sLressed syllable (da uuM) Lhe opposlLe
of a Lroche An unsLressed syllable ls convenLlonally represenLed by a curved llne resembllng a smlle (a u ls as close as l can geL here) A sLressed
syllable ls convenLlonally represenLed by a / 1hus an lamb ls convenLlonally represenLed u ]
Iamb|c pentameter A Lensyllable llne conslsLlng of flve lambs ls sald Lo be ln |amb|c pentameter (penLa flve) lLs sLress paLLern (flve palrs of
unsLressed/sLressed syllables) ls convenLlonally represenLed u ]u ] u]u ] u ] Lxample 1he course of Lrue love never dld run Lrue (Mnu ll134)
As you read Lhls llne aloud llsLen for Lhe sLress paLLern da uuM da uuM da uuM da uuM da uuM (le Lhe CCu8SL of 18uL love nLver ulu run
18uL)
1roche Lhe opposlLe of an lamb a parLlcular Lype of meLrlc fooL conslsLlng of Lwo syllables a sLressed syllable followed by an unsLressed syllable
(uA dum) An unsLressed syllable ls convenLlonally represenLed by a curved llne resembllng a smlle (a u ls as close as l can geL here) A sLressed
syllable ls convenLlonally represenLed by a / 1hus a Lroche ls convenLlonally represenLed ] u
1rocha|c rhythm made up of Lroches 1he opposlLe of lamblc a Lrochalc rhyLhm has a paLLern of sLressed/unsLressed accenL convenLlonally
represenLed]u ]u ] u ] u Lxample uouble double Loll and Lrouble/ llre burn and caldron bubble (MAC lvl1011) As you read Lhese llnes
aloud llsLen for Lhe sLress paLLern uA dum uA dum uA dum uA dum (le uCuble uCuble 1ClL and 18Cuble)


kecogn|z|ng rose khyme and 8|ank Verse
1 rose refers Lo ord|nary speech wlLh no regular paLLern of accenLual rhyLhm Llnes of LexL do noL all have Lhe same number of syllables
nor ls Lhere any dlscernlble paLLern of sLresses lf you are unsure lf a passage ls ln prose or ln blank verse look for Lhe followlng v|sua|
c|ue a long passage ln prose ls Lyplcally prlnLed ln your LexL llke an ordlnary paragraph wlLh rlghL and lefL [usLlflcaLlon 1he llnes of prlnL
exLend from lefL Lo rlghL margln wlLh no hard reLurn ln Lhe mlddle of a senLence Standard ru|es of cap|ta||zat|on are followed only
proper nouns (names and place names) Lhe pronoun l and Lhe flrsL leLLer of a new senLence are caplLallzed


2 khymed verse ln Shakespeares plays ls usually ln rhymed coup|ets le Lwo successlve llnes of verse of whlch Lhe flnal words rhyme wlLh
anoLher 1he rhyme paLLern of verse ln rhymlng coupleLs ls convenLlonally represenLed aa bb cc eLc wlLh Lhe leLLers a b and c referrlng
Lo Lhe rhymlng sound of Lhe flnal word ln a llne (A slngle rhymed coupleL may also appear aL Lhe end of a speech or scene ln blank
verse ln whlch case lL ls called a capp|ng coup|et) When Lhe Lwo llnes of a rhymlng coupleL are ln lamblc penLameLer Lhey are
called hero|c coup|ets Lxample Pelenas lamenL ln A Mldsummer nlghLs uream (ll2349)

Love looks noL wlLh Lhe eyes buL wlLh Lhe %a rhyme)
And Lherefore ls wlnged Cupld palnLed %a rhyme)
Nor haLh Loves mlnd of any [udgmenL toste %b rhyme)
Wlngs and no eyes flgure unheedy oste %b rhyme)
And Lherefore ls Love sald Lo be a n %c rhyme)
8ecause ln cholce he ls so ofL eque %c rhyme)


8ecause rhyme ls easy Lo hear Lyplcally no v|sua| c|ue ls needed for you Lo recognlze LhaL a passage ls ln rhyme however noLe ln Lhe rhymed
passages above and below LhaL 1) the ||ne of pr|nt does t extend to f||| the who|e page (Lhere ls a hard reLurn afLer every rhyme word so LhaL
Lhe LexL appears as a column LhaL does noL flll Lhe whole page) and ) the st w of eve ||ne |s noptoe wlLhouL regard LosLandard rules of
caplLallzaLlon 1hese Lwo pr|nt|ng convent|ons are a v|sua| c|ue LhaL a speech ls ln verse raLher Lhan ln prose
Lxcept|on Whlle mosL rhymlng verse ln Shakespeares plays ls ln coupleLs songs Lyplcally have a more complex rhyme paLLern as ln Lhe followlng
passage from Arlels song (1be 1empest 12397402) wlLh Lhe rhyme paLLern ababcc

Iull faLhom flve Lhy faLher es %a rhyme)
Cf hls bones are coral oe %b rhyme)
1hose are pearls LhaL were hls ees %a rhyme)
NoLhlng of hlm LhaL doLh oe %b rhyme)
8uL doLh suffer a sea noqe %c rhyme)
InLo someLhlng rlch and stoqe %c rhyme)


3 8|ank Verse refers Lo unrhymed |amb|c pentameter 8lank verse resembles prose ln LhaL Lhe flnal words of Lhe llnes do noL rhyme ln any
regular paLLern (alLhough an occaslonal rhymlng coupleL may be found) unllke prose Lhere ls a recognlzable meLer mosL llnes are
ln lamblc penLameLer le Lhey conslsL of Len syllables alLernaLlng unsLressed and sLressed syllables (Lhere may be some lrregularlLles
such an occaslonal Lrochemlxed ln wlLh Lhe lambs or an exLra unsLressed syllable aL Lhe end of a llne)



lf you are unsure lf a passage ls ln blank verse or ln prose kLAD I1 ALCUD lf you can dlscern Lhe regular rhyLhmlc paLLern of lamblc
penLameLer (da uuM da uuM da uuM da uuM da uuM) lL ls ln blank verse

lf you are S1lLL uncerLaln wheLher Lhe passage ls ln blank verse or prose look for Lhe followlng v|sua| c|ue as ln rhymed verse ln blank verse 1) the
||ne of pr|nt does t extend to f||| the who|e page (Lhere ls a hard reLurn aL Lhe end of every llne so Lhe LexL appears as a column LhaL does noL
flll Lhe whole page) and ) the st w of eve e |s noptoe wlLhouL regard Lo sLandard rules of caplLallzaLlon Lxample 1heseuss speech
Lo PlppolyLa (Mnu ll1319)

PlppolyLa l wooed Lhee wlLh my sword %end of ||ne |s not end of sentence)
And won Lhy love dolng Lhee ln[urles

%cap|ta| A fa||s |n m|dd|e of sentence)
8uL l wlll wed Lhee ln anoLher key

%end of ||ne |s not end of sentence)
WlLh pomp wlLh Lrlumph and wlLh revellng

%cap|ta| W fa||s |n m|dd|e of sentence)


lf Lhls passage were ln prose Lhe sLandard rules of caplLallzaLlon would apply so Lhe words And and WlLh would noL be caplLallzed because
Lhey fall ln Lhe mlddle of a senLence 8LMLM8L8 llke rhymed verse blank verse can be recognlzed by Lhese Lwo prlnLlng convenLlons whlch are
a v|sua| c|ue LhaL a speech ls ln verse raLher Lhan ln prose

1he Iunct|ons of rose khyme and 8|ank Verse |n Shakespeares |ays
kCSL ls used whenever verse would seem blzarre ln serlous leLLers (MacbeLh Lo Lady MacbeLh PamleL Lo PoraLlo) ln proclamaLlons and ln Lhe
speeches of characLers acLually or preLendlng Lo be mad (Lady MacbeLh PamleL and Cphella Ldgar and klng Lear) verse ls apparenLly Loo regular
and orderly for expresslng madness rose ls used for cynlcal commenLary (eg !acques and 1ouchsLone ln s oo llke lt Ldmund ln kloq leot) or
reduclng flowery speech Lo common sense Lerms (all over s oo llke lt) lL ls used when Lhe raLlonal ls conLrasLed wlLh Lhe emoLlonal (8ruLus vs
AnLony ln Iollos coesot) lL ls used for slmple exposlLlon LranslLlons or conLrasL (Lhe flrsL scenes of s oo llke lt 1be 1empest kloq leot or
wlotets 1ole) lL ls used for scenes of everyday llfe (8oLLom and company ln MlJsommet Nlqbts uteom Corln ln s oo llke lt Wllllam 8aLes
and CourL ln eoty v) for low comedy (8oLLom and company 1ouchsLone and Audrey ln s oo llke lt lluellen and lsLol ln eoty v Slr 1oby
8elch Marla and Malvollo ln 1welfLh nlghL) and for banLerlng relaxed or unbuLLoned conversaLlon (Cella 8osallnd and 1ouchsLone ln s oo llke
lt Cower lluellen MacMorrls and !amle ln eoty v rlnce Pal and lalsLaff ln 2 eoty lv)
LLASL NC1L lL ls NC1 ACCUkA1L Lo say LhaL Lhe lower classes speak prose and Lhe upper classes speak verse 1he hlghborn couslns 8osallnd
and Cella speak prose Lo one anoLher ln s oo llke lt as do klng Penry and kaLherlne of lrance ln eoty v PamleL rlnce of uenmark Lends Lo
use prose boLh when he ls belng very raLlonal and when he ls very lrraLlonal (buL Lhe passlonaLe PamleL speaks ln verse) Slmllarly when Lhe lower
classes flgure ln serlous or romanLlc slLuaLlons Lhey may speak verse (eg Sllvlus and hebe ln s oo llke lt Lhe gardeners ln klcbotJ ll)
knML ls ofLen used for rlLuallsLlc or choral effecLs and for hlghly lyrlcal or senLenLlous passages LhaL glve advlce or polnL Lo a moral (Lhe uukes
speeech aL Lhe end of AcL 3 ln Meosote fot Meosote) 8hyme ls used for songs (Amlens ln s oo llke lt lesLe ln 1welfLh nlghL Arlel ln 1be
1empest) ln examples of bad verse (Lhe lytomos ooJ 1blsbe play ln MlJsommet Nlqbts uteom and Crlandos bad poeLry ln s oo llke lt) ln
rologues Lpllogues and Choruses (Lhe Chorus ln Penry v ucks epllogue) ln masques (Pymen ln s oo llke lt lrls Ceres and !uno ln 1be
1empest) and ln playswlLhlnplays (lytomos ooJ 1blsbe ln MlJsommet Nlqbts uteom Lhe MouseLrap play ln omlet) where lL dlsLlngulshes
Lhese lmaglnary performances from Lhe real world of Lhe play lL ls also used for many manlfesLaLlons of Lhe supernaLural (eg Lhe wlLches
ln Mocbetb Lhe falrles ln MlJsommet Nlqbts uteom Arlel ln 1be 1empest) buL noL for ghosLs (eg PamleLs faLher) who reLaln Lhe human use
of blank verse
8LANk VLkSL ls employed ln a wlde range of slLuaLlons because lL comes close Lo Lhe naLural speaklng rhyLhms of Lngllsh buL ralses lL above Lhe
ordlnary wlLhouL soundlng arLlflclal (unllke Lhe slngsong effecL produced by dlalogue ln rhyme) ArL elevaLes and dlsLllls Lhe everyday wrlLlng ln
blank verse helps sharpen LhaL dlsLlncLlon 8lank verse as opposed Lo prose ls used malnly for passlonaLe lofLy or momenLous occaslons and for
lnLrospecLlon lL may suggesL a reflnemenL of characLer Many of Shakespeares mosL famous speeches are wrlLLen ln blank verse MacbeLhs and
Lady MacbeLhs ploLLlng Lhe greaL sollloqules of eoty v and PamleL Callbans complalnLs and rosperos farewell Lo maglc ln 1be 1empest As
noLed above a speech or scene ln blank verse may end wlLh a slngle rhymlng coupleL known as a capp|ng coup|et lL ls used Lo lend a flnal punch a
concludlng flourlsh or a noLe of cllmax Lo Lhe end of a speech or scene
Shakespeare ofLen used herolc coupleLs (rhymed coupleLs wrlLLen ln lamblc penLameLer) when wrlLlng poems for use wlLhln hls plays Peres an
example from Msue Nqts ueo Pelena and Permla speak uslng rhymed coupleLs ln AcL l scene l of Lhe play Peres a blL of Pelenas
scenecloslng sollloquy
love looks oot wltb tbe eyes bot wltb tbe mloJ
oJ tbetefote ls wloqJ coplJ poloteJ blloJ
Not botb loves mloJ of ooy joJqemeot toste
wloqs ooJ oo eyes flqote oobeeJy boste
oJ tbetefote ls love solJ to be o cbllJ
8ecoose lo cbolce be ls so oft beqolleJ
1he oem
SonneL 116 ls generally consldered one of Lhe flnesL love poems ever wrlLLen ln Lhls sonneL Wllllam Shakespeare ralsed Lhe Lheme of romanLlc
love Lo Lhe sLaLus of hlgh phllosophy AL a Llme when love beLween man and woman was noL ofLen recognlzed as essenLlally oLher Lhan a form of
famlly obllgaLlon Shakespeare splrlLuallzed lL as Lhe moLlvaLor of Lhe hlghesL level of human acLlon Love of LhaL klnd has slnce become Lhe mosL
soughLafLer human experlence

Shakespeares SonneL 116 uses Lhe followlng LradlLlonal rhyme scheme
a b a b c d c d e f e f gg
Cn Wllllam Shakespeare's
LeL me noL Lo Lhe marrlage of Lrue mlnds
by Mlchelle Sayles


LeL me noL Lo Lhe marrlage of Lrue mlnds sLruck me llke someone sLandlng on a soapbox screamlng ouL hls bellefs Shakespeare ls maklng a
declaraLlon of hls LhoughLs on love and l happen Lo agree wlLh hlm Love cannoL be shaken by adverslLy nor changed by Llme 1rue love ls consLanL
lL ls an everflxed mark"

1hough Lhls poem ls shorL ln lengLh lL ls full of emoLlon Shakespeare makes lL known ln Lhe flrsL llne LhaL he wlll noL come beLween Lwo people
who are ln love Pe belleves LhaL love ls sLrong enough Lo endure LempLaLlon and noL waver lf love ls alLered by anoLher a remover" of love lL
was noL love

1lme ls love's mosL powerful adversary and Lhls ls demonsLraLed by Lhe caplLallzaLlon of Lhe word maklng lL a llvlng breaLhlng enemy of love
Powever powerful 1lme ls Shakespeare ls cerLaln LhaL love ls sLlll sLronger Love's noL 1lme's fool Lhough rosy llps and cheeks/ WlLhln hls bendlng
slckle's compass come" 1he reference Lo Lhe slckle shows [usL how much of a LhreaL Shakespeare vlews 1lme Llke ueaLh 1lme Loo carrles hls
slckle walLlng Lo sLeal love LhaL ls based on Lhe lovellness of youLh 8uL of course Lrue love cannoL be fooled by 1lme Love cannoL be measured ln
brlef hours and weeks" love ls eLernal lL bears lL ouL even Lo Lhe edge of doom"

1he sLrucLure of Lhe poem lends Lo Lhe fluldlLy 1here ls a prlmary rhyme LhaL ls domlnanL wlLh sLronger rhymlng and a secondary LhaL has weaker
rhymes buL ls sLlll powerful ln meanlng CuL of allgnmenL wlLh Lhe oLher llnes buL sLlll lncluded ln Lhe slngle sLanza ls Shakespeare's flnal
declaraLlon lf whaL he has sLaLed ls proven Lo be wrong he never wrlL nor no man ever loved" Slnce we know of
course LhaL Shakespeare has wrlLLen and LhaL men have loved Shakespeares hypoLhesls abouL love musL be LruelL ls consLanL

Shakespeare's sonneLs are all wrlLLen ln a dlfferenL rhyme scheme Lhan Lhelr ConLlnenLal predecessors 1he socalled Lngllsh sonneL ls dlvlded lnLo
Lhree quaLralns (sLanzas of four llnes each) whlch ln Lurn each have Lwo rhymes 1he whole poem follows Lhe rhyme scheme A8A8/ CuCu/ L
lLl ln our example mlnds and flnds are Lhe a rhyme ln sLanza 1 and love and remove are Lhe b rhyme ln sLanza 2 mark and
bark are c whlle shaken and Laken are d eL ceLera llnally Lhe lasL Lwo llnes (13 and 14) are grouped LogeLher as a coupleL and rhyme
wlLh each oLher lf Lhey were added on Lo Lhe scheme we wroLe ouL above Lhey would be CC (proved and loved ln SonneL 116) Shakespeare
wroLe so many sonneLs of Lhls form LhaL we now commonly call lL Lhe Shakespearean sonneL

M|nd rhyme ls a klnd of subsLlLuLlon rhyme slmllar Lo rhymlng slang buL lL ls less codlfled ln mlnd rhyme an lnLended word remalns unsald and ls
heard" only ln Lhe llsLener's mlnd lor lnsLance ln Lhls LradlLlonal example
koses ote teJ ooJ teoJy fot plockloq / 5bes slxteeo ooJ teoJy fot blqb scbool
1he LexL lnlLlaLes a posslble rhyme whlch ls compleLed by Lhe reader or llsLener unllke rhymlng slang where Lhe dlsclpllne of lexlcography ls
posslble (eg dogs" or dog's meaL" has LradlLlonally slgnlfled feeL" ln a mulLlLude of conLexLs
1
) mlnd rhyme ls a oneoff ln no oLher llngulsLlc
slLuaLlon Lhan ln Lhls lmmedlaLe example wlll hlgh school" mean fucklng"
AnoLher example ln Lhe conLexL of cheerleadlng
koo koo k! klck em lo tbe koee! / koo koo k55! klck em lo tbe otbet koee!
CfLen mlnd rhyme ls used Lo clrcumvenL a Laboo and lf anyLhlng ob[ecLlonable ls communlcaLed lL occurs wlLh Lhe compllclLy of Lhe llsLener lL
adds a phonemlc dlmenslon Lo uses of double enLendre 1hls Laboo avoldance game wlLh Lhe llsLener has been descrlbed as Leaslng rhyme Such
Leaslng rhymes have been popular slnce Lhe 17Lh cenLury Alan 8old descrlbed Lhe 20Lh cenLury anonymous bawdy poem abouL Lhe young man of
8rlghLon ler as perhaps Lhe flnesL of Lhe Leaslngrhyme varleLy of bawdy poem
2
An exLracL wlll lllusLraLe Lhe Lechnlque
oe vety bot Joy lo tbe sommet lost yeot
yoooq moo wos seeo swlmmloq toooJ 8tlqbtoo llet
e JlveJ ooJetoeotb lt ooJ swom to o tock
oJ omoseJ oll tbe loJles by sbokloq bls
llst ot o coppet wbo stooJ oo tbe sbote
1be vety some coppet wbo coppeJ blm befote
lot tbe pollcemoo to otJet blm oot wos o fotce
lot tbe cbeeky yoooq moo slmply sboweJ blm bls
tocefol moooeovtes ooJ wooJetfol poce
3

1hough falrly rare ln canonlcal llLeraLure examples of mlnd rhyme can be found ln Lhe work of Wllllam Shakespeare Lmlly ulcklnson Marlanne
Moore and oLhers
4
ln Lewls Carrolls 1ls tbe volce of tbe lobstet lL ls generally assumed LhaL Lhe lasL words of Lhe lnLerrupLed poem could be
supplled by Lhe reader as eaLlng Lhe Cwl

1he mosL common characLerlsLlc of formal verse ls rhyme Whlle characLerlsLlcs llke meLer syllable counLlng and regular sLrucLure are also used
ln formal verse rhyme ls by far Lhe mosL pervaslve appearlng ln nearly every ma[or varleLy of formal verse

A rhyme scheme ls a regular paLLern of rhyme one LhaL ls conslsLenL LhroughouL Lhe exLenL of Lhe poem oems LhaL rhyme wlLhouL any regular
paLLern can be called rhymlng poems buL only Lhose poems wlLh an unvarylng paLLern Lo Lhelr rhymes can be sald Lo have a rhyme scheme

8hyme schemes are labeled accordlng Lo Lhelr rhyme sounds Lvery rhyme sound ls glven lLs own leLLer of Lhe alphabeL Lo dlsLlngulsh lL from Lhe
oLher rhyme sounds LhaL may appear ln Lhe poem lor example Lhe flrsL rhyme sound of a poem ls deslgnaLed as a Lvery Llme LhaL rhyme sound
appears ln Lhe poem no maLLer where lL ls found lL ls called a 1he second rhyme sound Lo appear ln Lhe poem ls deslgnaLed b Lvery oLher Llme
LhaL rhyme sound appears ln Lhe poem no maLLer where lL ls found lL ls called b 1he Lhlrd rhyme sound Lo appear would be c Lhe fourLh J and
so on for as many rhyme sounds as appear ln Lhe poem

1he followlng shorL poem lllusLraLes Lhe labellng of a rhyme scheme

1here once was a blg brown caL o
1haL llked Lo eaL a loL of mlce b
Pe goL all round and faL o
8ecause Lhey LasLed so nlce b

1hls blL of eleganL verse shows a very slmple rhyme scheme 1he flrsL rhyme sound we encounLer aL Lhe end of Lhe flrsL llne ls cot 8ecause lL ls
Lhe flrsL rhyme sound lL ls labeled as o Lvery Llme LhaL rhyme sound ls repeaLed any Llme someLhlng rhymes wlLhcot lL ls also called o Llne Lhree
ends wlLh fot whlch rhymes wlLh cot so lL ls also an o
1he second rhyme sound comes aL Lhe end of Lhe second llne mlce As Lhe second rhyme sound lL ls called b and so are any oLher followlng llnes
LhaL rhyme wlLh lL such as olce ln llne four

1he followlng Lhree poems are excellenL examples of poems wlLh rhyme schemes noLe LhaL Lhe Lhlrd selecLlon 1he 8aven by Ldgar Allen oe
feaLures lnLernal rhyme ln some of lLs llnes and sLandard endword rhyme ln Lhe oLher llnes ln effecL lL acLually has Lwo rhyme schemes
operaLlng slmulLaneously