Songwriters Rhyme Schemes and Meter 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Alternate rhyme

Answer

ABAB alternates the rhyming lines, so it is called alternate or cross rhyme.

Question 2

Two consecutive lines that rhyme (AA) form what?

Accepted Answer

A couplet

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Enclosed rhyme

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Monorhyme

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Internal rhyme

Answer

Rhyme occurring inside a line is internal rhyme.

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