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.

Get Me Out of the Fish Tank
The Tiger and the Zebra
My City
The Dentist Pulled My Tooth Out
When Rattlesnakes Wear Roller Skates
Wet Christmas
Ferret Soccer
Brand New Cat by Kenn Nesbitt
Brand New Cat
My Pet Germs
Learning to Fly by Kenn Nesbitt
Learning to Fly
Our Mother Threw the Pie Away by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Mother Threw the Pie Away
Underneath an Apple Tree by Kenn Nesbitt
Underneath an Apple Tree
The Dancing Baboon of Djibouti
Lorenzo Liszt, Non-Scientist
Stumblebum Stan by Kenn Nesbitt
Stumblebum Stan
Fred’s Head
Instructions for Painting a Self-Portrait by Kenn Nesbitt
Instructions for Painting a Self-Portrait
Pitta Patta, Pitta Patta
Pitta Patta, Pitta Patta
I'm Staying at Home by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Staying at Home
Rudy Tude by Kenn Nesbitt
Rudy Tude
One Very Hot Day by Kenn Nesbitt
One Very Hot Day
Spinach Is One of My Favorite Foods
Spinach is One of My Favorite Foods
He Flies Down the Hall
Just a Slug

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