This week we will explore different rhyme scheme patterns. Try you hand at one of them or all of them!
The cool thing is that trying out a new rhyme scheme disrupts your usual writing habits and unlocks new ideas. Each rhyme scheme creates patterns of tension and release. Words themselves really can be musical, even when they haven’t been set to a melody. Schemes you’re unfamiliar with may feel a bit strange at first, but stick with them–they can lead to real breakthroughs in your writing.
abab
An interlocking rhyme scheme. Rhyme line 1 with line 3; also line 2 with line 4. A classic, often-used rhyme scheme. Satisfying.
Write a poem with as many stanzas as you like using the rhyme scheme above. Post your poem to comments!
Sadness looms all around
It searches for a place to consume
And my heart feels it sorround
But i will not give in to its doom
The Poem that I Wrote- Gracie
Your whisper is a guitar strum.
Your words are a high note.
And whenever you hum,
It’s the poem that I wrote.
Pretend to laugh,
When you want to cry,
Broken in half,
Still wanting to fly.
Hiding it all behind a smile,
Losing it all behind the scenes,
Wanting to stop and stare for a while,
But the once beautiful world now seems obscene.