Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 2

Question 1

A verse follows the pattern ABAB. What is this rhyme scheme commonly called?

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Alternate rhyme

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Couplet rhyme

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Enclosed rhyme

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Monorhyme

Question 2

Two consecutive lines that rhyme (AA) form what?

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A couplet

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A quatrain

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A tercet

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A refrain

Question 3

The rhyme scheme ABBA, where the outer lines rhyme around an inner pair, is known as what?

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Enclosed rhyme

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Alternate rhyme

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Chain rhyme

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Internal rhyme

Question 4

When every line of a stanza ends with the same rhyme sound (AAAA), this is called what?

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Monorhyme

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Slant rhyme

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Couplet

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Free verse

Question 5

A rhyme placed within a single line rather than at its end is called what?

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Internal rhyme

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End rhyme

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Eye rhyme

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Tail rhyme

Question 6

Words like 'love' and 'move' that look like they should rhyme but don't sound alike are an example of what?

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Eye rhyme

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Perfect rhyme

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Internal rhyme

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Assonance

Question 7

In songwriting, the recurring rhymed line or section that returns after each verse is best described as what?

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A refrain

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A meter

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A foot

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A caesura