Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A verse follows the pattern ABAB. What is this rhyme scheme commonly called?
- Alternate rhyme (Correct answer)
- Couplet rhyme
- Enclosed rhyme
- Monorhyme
Correct answer: Alternate rhyme
ABAB alternates the rhyming lines, so it is called alternate or cross rhyme.
Question 2: Two consecutive lines that rhyme (AA) form what?
- A couplet (Correct answer)
- A quatrain
- A tercet
- A refrain
Correct answer: A couplet
A pair of adjacent rhyming lines is a couplet.
Question 3: The rhyme scheme ABBA, where the outer lines rhyme around an inner pair, is known as what?
- Enclosed rhyme (Correct answer)
- Alternate rhyme
- Chain rhyme
- Internal rhyme
Correct answer: Enclosed rhyme
ABBA wraps the B lines inside the A lines, creating enclosed rhyme.
Question 4: When every line of a stanza ends with the same rhyme sound (AAAA), this is called what?
- Monorhyme (Correct answer)
- Slant rhyme
- Couplet
- Free verse
Correct answer: Monorhyme
A single repeated rhyme sound throughout is monorhyme.
Question 5: A rhyme placed within a single line rather than at its end is called what?
- Internal rhyme (Correct answer)
- End rhyme
- Eye rhyme
- Tail rhyme
Correct answer: Internal rhyme
Rhyme occurring inside a line is internal rhyme.
Question 6: Words like 'love' and 'move' that look like they should rhyme but don't sound alike are an example of what?
- Eye rhyme (Correct answer)
- Perfect rhyme
- Internal rhyme
- Assonance
Correct answer: Eye rhyme
Eye rhyme matches spelling but not pronunciation.
Question 7: In songwriting, the recurring rhymed line or section that returns after each verse is best described as what?
- A refrain (Correct answer)
- A meter
- A foot
- A caesura
Correct answer: A refrain
A repeated line or passage that returns is a refrain.
Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 2
A verse follows the pattern ABAB.
What is this rhyme scheme commonly called?