Simple Rhyme Schemes
First of all, let's study rhyme in poetry. A rhyme is simply when a word at the end of one line of poetry rhymes with the end word on the next line of poetry.
Here are two examples of poems that use a simple rhyme scheme:
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. |
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We Don't Know Why
The twinkling of stars on a balmy night,
The gabble of geese as they take flight,
A passionate look in your lover's eye,
The graceful ballet of a butterfly.
Living on the edge, in a committed way,
Facing all challenges day by day,
Your life on the line—to do, not just try,
Life is exciting—a natural high.
Failure and boredom appear in your life;
Unhappiness cuts you, just like a knife.
"Where are all the good times," you cry;
Is life just hard, and then you die?"
The freshening feel of an ocean breeze,
The colors of change in the leaves on the trees,
The feeling of peace as the days go by,
Life's a dazzling puzzle—and we don't know why.
By Karl and Joanna Fuchs |
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| This poem is a motivational poem about the mysteries of life and it is an excellent example of a simple rhyme scheme. Did you notice how the last word on one line rhymes with the last word on the next line? |
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Take a moment and search the internet for a poem that uses this same rhyme scheme. Copy and paste your poem onto a Word document and use the highlighter tool to highlight the rhyming words present within the poem as I have done in the previous examples. Then, post your poem in the 5.01 Rhyme Scheme Discussion for others to see.
Simple Rhyme Schemes
