When Horton the elephant heard a small noise. In the excerpt of Frost's poem shown here, the B rhyme of the first stanza is taken up as the predominant rhyme in the second stanza, while the C rhyme in the second stanza then becomes the predominant line in the third stanza—making the rhyme scheme an example of chain rhyme in which stanzas are linked together by rhymes that carry over from one stanza to the next.
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though ; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake.
When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide , And that one talent which is death to hide Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide ; "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?
But Patience to prevent That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest : They also serve who only stand and wait.
This poem follows the standard form of the ballade. It has three stanzas of eight lines each, a four-line final stanza, and a refrain in the last line of each stanza. It uses the typical ballade rhyme scheme of a b a bb c b C for the eight-line stanzas and b c b C for the final stanza.
And, sometimes on a summer's day To self and every mortal ill We give the slip, we steal away , To walk beside some sedgy rill : The darkening years, the cares that kill , A little while are well forgot ; When deep in broom upon the hill , We'd rather be alive than not. What though we wish the cats at play Would some one else's garden till ; Though Sophonisba drop the tray And all our worshipped Worcester spill , Though neighbours "practise" loud and shrill , Though May be cold and June be hot , Though April freeze and August grill , We'd rather be alive than not.
Pistol, with oaths didst thou fulfil The task thy braggart tongue begot , We eat our leek with better will , We'd rather be alive than not. This poem by Oscar Wilde is a variation on a traditional ballad. He did not wear his scarlet coat , For blood and wine are red , And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead , The poor dead woman whom he loved , And murdered in her bed. He walked amongst the Trial Men In a suit of shabby grey ; A cricket cap was on his head , And his step seemed light and gay ; But I never saw a man who looked So wistfully at the day.
It's worth noting that this is an example of a rhyme scheme that applies at the level of the stanza rather than the whole poem. Therefore, the "A" rhyme of the first stanza doesn't rhyme with the "A" rhyme of the second stanza, the "B" rhyme of the first stanza doesn't rhyme with the "B" rhyme of the second stanza, and so forth.
Poets use rhyme schemes for many of the same reasons they use rhyme: because it makes language sound more beautiful and thoughtfully-composed, like music. In the majority of rhyme schemes, rhymes repeat at regular intervals, dramatically increasing both the rhythm and musicality of poetry and in the process making the poem more pleasant to listen to, easier to understand, and more memorable.
Poets also choose specific rhyme schemes for different purposes. For instance, rhyme schemes in which rhymes are coupled AABB or in which they alternate ABAB tend to feel highly predictable and repetitive, which makes them well-suited to children's books and songs.
However, after a while these rhyme schemes can start to seem a bit simplistic and tiresome. For that reason, poets who consider their work to be more literary or complex might choose to write in a poetic form that uses a more elaborate rhyme scheme such as the sestina , both as a way of challenging themselves, and as a way of using rhyme more subtly in their work.
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