Poetry






















Rhyme

The most common sound structure in poetry is “rhyme” in which words that sound alike are repeated at regular intervals to create sound patterns. Rhymes tie the poem together. There are several kinds of rhymes. “Eye rhymes” include words that look alike even if they are pronounced differently, and “end rhymes” come at the end of the lines. “Rhyme scheme” is the pattern of end rhymes throughout the whole poem. “Internal rhymes” place at least one of the rhymed words within the line. “Exact rhymes” are those that have the same stressed vowel sound as well as the same sounds following the vowel. “Near rhymes” are produced by sounds that are similar but not exactly alike.
 

Click on one of the five types of rhyme listed above to reveal an example of it. To hear the poem read aloud, click the Play button.