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rhyme scheme
[rahym skeem]
noun
the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhyme scheme1
Example Sentences
They say their new sound feels “different, but the same,” pointing out an “updated beat game and elevated rhyme schemes.”
Like Nash, Mr. Osgood was not afraid to make words fit his rhyme schemes.
The project turned out to be just as complicated as they had feared: complex rhyme schemes, elaborate wordplay and so many songs.
Elsewhere, he points out that “most rhyme schemes require partnered sounds to fall no more than thirty syllables apart.”
The sonnet, with its 14 lines and strict rhyme scheme, dates back centuries.
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