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rhyme scheme

[ rahym skeem ]

noun

  1. the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhyme scheme1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

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They say their new sound feels “different, but the same,” pointing out an “updated beat game and elevated rhyme schemes.”

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Like Nash, Mr. Osgood was not afraid to make words fit his rhyme schemes.

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The project turned out to be just as complicated as they had feared: complex rhyme schemes, elaborate wordplay and so many songs.

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Elsewhere, he points out that “most rhyme schemes require partnered sounds to fall no more than thirty syllables apart.”

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The sonnet, with its 14 lines and strict rhyme scheme, dates back centuries.

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