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’ve Been Surfing Lots of Websites
You’re Not Supposed to Touch Your Face
Belinda Bell
This Poem's Not About a Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
This Poem’s Not About a Dog
My Excuse by Kenn Nesbitt
My Excuse
My Brother’s a Bother
Help! by Kenn Nesbitt
Help!
Home for the Day
Minecraft Mike
I Washed Our Dad’s Car
The Biggest Burp Ever
Octopus for Lunch
Backward Dan
How to Make People Like You by Kenn Nesbitt
How to Make People Like You
Teacher, Teacher, How’s My Singing
Inside Our Fridge
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
PC, PC
Oh My Darling, Valentine
The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
Speak When This Way Talk Do I
I Knew a Guy poem by Kenn Nesbitt
I Knew a Guy
Nobody Touch My Tarantula Sandwich
I Met a Lonely Octopus