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.

Gilman Glumby Kenn Nesbitt
Gilman Glum
Dexter McDwyer by Kenn Nesbitt
Dexter McDwyer
My Old Uncle Wheeler by Kenn Nesbitt
My Old Uncle Wheeler
Horse Tale by Kenn Nesbitt
Horse Tale
Hickory, Dickory, Dock
Nile and Nate
I Bought a New Tank For My Goldfish
A Fellow They Called Peter, Peter
A Talkative Man from Seattle by Kenn Nesbitt
A Talkative Man from Seattle
Ebb and Flo by Kenn Nesbitt
Eb and Flo