Rhyme Schemes and Meter Flashcards
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A verse follows the pattern ABAB. What is this rhyme scheme commonly called?
Answer: Alternate rhyme
ABAB alternates the rhyming lines, so it is called alternate or cross rhyme.
Two consecutive lines that rhyme (AA) form what?
Answer: A couplet
A pair of adjacent rhyming lines is a couplet.
The rhyme scheme ABBA, where the outer lines rhyme around an inner pair, is known as what?
Answer: Enclosed rhyme
ABBA wraps the B lines inside the A lines, creating enclosed rhyme.
When every line of a stanza ends with the same rhyme sound (AAAA), this is called what?
Answer: Monorhyme
A single repeated rhyme sound throughout is monorhyme.
A rhyme placed within a single line rather than at its end is called what?
Answer: Internal rhyme
Rhyme occurring inside a line is internal rhyme.
Words like 'love' and 'move' that look like they should rhyme but don't sound alike are an example of what?
Answer: Eye rhyme
Eye rhyme matches spelling but not pronunciation.
In songwriting, the recurring rhymed line or section that returns after each verse is best described as what?
Answer: A refrain
A repeated line or passage that returns is a refrain.