DARK POEMS

The repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line. Rhymed words conventionally share all sounds following the word’s last stressed syllable. Thus “tenacity ” and

“mendacity ” rhyme, but not

“jaundice” and “John does, ” or

“tomboy ” and “calm bay. ” A rhyme scheme is usually the pattern of end rhymes in a stanza, with each rhyme encoded by a letter of the alphabet, from a onward (ABBA BCCB, for example). Rhymes are classified by the degree of similarity between sounds within words, and by their placement within the lines or stanzas.

Bid me to weep, and I will

weep While I have eyes to see And having none, yet I will keep A heart to weep for thee

ALTERNATING RHYME: Also called

interlocking rhymees, this rhyme scheme is found in 4-line stanzas and includes the ABAB pattern.

is a 2-line stanzas following the simple format AA, BB, CC. MONORHYME: This is because a monorhyme schemeonly has one ending rhyme trhoughout the entire poem. LIMERICK: Have 5 lines that follow an AABBA rhyme scheme. BALLADE: In total, a ballade have 28 lines including three 8-line stanzas with the rhyming pattern ABABBCBC. The end include a 4-line envoi with the rhyme schaeme BCBC.