How to use rhyme in poetry, rhyme scheme and examples
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The Use of Rhyme and Rhyme Scheme in Poetry
What is rhyme? Rhyme involves the use
of rhyming words. Rhyming words are words that end with the same/similar
sounds. Examples of rhyming
words Sank –
thank Tout – doubt Clamour – glamour Try – dry Sump –
thump Tick – dick Creed – greed Sigh – thigh Town – down Tomb – doom Train – drain Beer – veer
Bow – vow In poetry, end rhyme is formed
when lines end with rhyming words. For instance, the two lines below contain
end rhyme: They kept her locked up
ti ght Doing things that felt
not ri ght In the example above,
the two words ‘ ti ght ’ and ‘ ri ght ’ are rhyming as they are ending with a
similar sound. Internal rhyme , also referred
to as middle rhyme occurs in the following circumstances: When two or more
rhyming words occur within the same line. For example, D own the t own, he walked When two or more
rhyming words appear in the middle of two or more separate lines. For example, In the
midnight dr eary , she pondered Weak and w eary , she wondered When a word at the end of a line rhymes
wit…
