poetic device: Rhyme Schemes

Most of my poems rhyme and have regular rhyme schemes, such as AABB, ABAB, or ABCB. But even I get tired of rhyming every line or every other line.

These poems have rhyme schemes that are more complex or interesting. They might be AABBA, AAAB CCCB, or something else. And many of them include internal rhymes throughout to make them more fun to read.

If you enjoy more complex and interesting ways of rhyming, read this lesson plan and see if you can identify the rhyme schemes in these poems.

Computer Cat
The Games in My Room by Kenn Nesbitt
The Games in My Room
My Sloth Is Supersonic
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye
My Flat Cat
My Flat Cat
We Ate All the Cheetos
We Ate All the Cheetos
Benjamin Blink Drank Invisible Ink by Kenn Nesbitt
Benjamin Blink Drank Invisible Ink
I Can't Get Enough of this Pokemon Go by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Get Enough of this Pokémon Go
I Went to the Movies by Kenn Nesbitt
I Went to the Movies
Vacation Cancelation
Vacation Cancelation
Dragon's Birthday by Kenn Nesbitt
Dragon’s Birthday
An Ogre Came Over for Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
My Brother Ate My Smartphone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Ate My Smartphone
Running Late by Kenn Nesbitt
Running Late
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
Nathaniel Naste
Our Teacher’s a Hippie
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
Love Sick
The Cough
Busy Jack by Kenn Nesbitt
Busy Jack
I’m Clever Whenever

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