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.

I Can't Believe It's Christmas Eve by Kenn Nesbitt
I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas Eve
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I’m Clever Whenever
It's Halloween My Face is Green by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Halloween, My Face Is Green
Belinda Bell
You’re Not Supposed to Touch Your Face
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
Octopus for Lunch
Help! by Kenn Nesbitt
Help!
At Dracula’s Mansion
My Excuse by Kenn Nesbitt
My Excuse
I Washed Our Dad’s Car
The Biggest Burp Ever
My Brother’s a Bother
Minecraft Mike
Hyper Nate
I Never Can Remember by Kenn Nesbitt
When’s My Birthday?
Home for the Day
How to Make People Like You by Kenn Nesbitt
How to Make People Like You
Oh My Darling, Valentine
Speak When This Way Talk Do I
The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
PC, PC
Inside Our Fridge

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