There are really only a few circumstances in which it makes sense to write out the entire rhyme scheme of a poem from beginning to end (instead of just using the single-stanza rhyme scheme as shorthand): when describing 'fixed verse forms,' or poems with a predetermined number of lines and a fixed rhyme scheme, such as a sonnet. If you're not sure whether a rhyme scheme is supposed to apply to a whole poem or just a single stanza, the easiest way to figure this out is to just check the poem to see if rhymes are the same between different stanzas. In this case, a longer poem with an ABAB rhyme scheme, if you were to write it out, would actually be ABAB CDCD EFEF, and so on. For instance, if a poem is said to have an ABAB rhyme scheme, that might mean that the same two rhymes are used throughout the whole poem (as in, ABAB ABAB ABAB), but this is pretty uncommon in English-so more likely than not it's just a shorthand way of saying that each stanza uses a rhyme scheme of ABAB, but the A and B rhymes are not actually the same between stanzas.

The pattern of a rhyme scheme can be specific to a single stanza of a poem, or it can repeat throughout an entire poem. Poets wanting to write such poems have to match the rhyme scheme they use to the rhyme scheme defined by the type of poem in question. In addition, certain forms of poems, such as sonnets or villanelles have a pre-determined rhyme scheme. All formal verse poems have some sort of rhyme scheme. Generally speaking, poems that have rhyme schemes are written in what's known as formal verse (which is the name given to rhymed poetry that uses a strict meter). It's not a list of all the different forms of poetry, since the form of a poem is defined by more than just its rhyme scheme. Keep in mind that this is just a list of some of the more common types of rhyme scheme. Chain rhyme describes rhyme schemes in which stanzas are linked together by rhymes that carry over from one stanza to the next, as in ABA BCB CDC.Simple 4-line rhyme follows a pattern of ABCB.Enclosed rhyme is the term used for 'sandwich' rhyme schemes like ABA or ABBA.Monorhyme is the term used for poems that use just one rhyme throughout the entire poem, as in AAAA.The rhymes themselves are called couplets. Coupled rhyme is any rhyme scheme in which rhymes occur in pairs, such as AABBCC.This is the rhyme scheme typically used in ballads. Alternate rhyme is ABAB CDCD EFEF and so on.Rhyme schemes are only used to describe poems that use end rhyme (that is, rhymes at the ends of lines).ДЄ poem's rhyme scheme can be anything the poet wants it to be, but here's a list of some of the more common rhyme schemes: Rhymes are used in all types of poetry, but they don't always occur in regular patters or at the ends of lines-so not all poems that use rhyme necessarily have rhyme schemes.This formatting aspect of rhyme schemes is not very scientific. Some people use lowercase letters (abab), some use uppercase (ABAB), and some even throw in italics or hyphens ( a-b-a-b).

There are different conventions for writing out rhyme schemes.So a poem made up of two rhyming couplets (two-line stanzas) would be said to have a rhyme scheme of AA BB. Rhyme schemes represent stanza breaks using spaces.Some additional key details about rhyme schemes: Rhyme schemes are described using letters of the alphabet, such that all the lines in a poem that rhyme with each other are assigned a letter, beginning with 'A.' For example, a four-line poem in which the first line rhymes with the third line, and the second line rhymes with the fourth line has the rhyme scheme A B A B, as in the poem 'Roses are red, / Violets are blue. What is a rhyme scheme? HereвЂ™s a quick and simple definition:ДЄ rhyme scheme is the pattern according to which end rhymes (rhymes located at the end of lines) are repeated in works poetry.

Sonnet rhyme scheme