Rhyme Scheme - ESL worksheet by mrsrubinrhs - Free Printable

It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Rhyme Scheme" that includes several poems and asks students to identify the rhyme scheme of each poem. Since I can't view images directly, I’ll guide you through how to solve this type of problem based on the typical structure of such worksheets.

Let me walk you through the steps to determine the rhyme scheme of a poem:

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🔹 What is a Rhyme Scheme?

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem. Each unique rhyme is labeled with a letter (A, B, C, etc.). If two lines rhyme, they get the same letter.

For example:
- If lines 1 and 2 rhyme → A
- If lines 3 and 4 rhyme → B
- Then: AABB

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🔹 How to Solve It Step-by-Step

#### Step 1: Read the poem carefully.
Look at the last word of each line.

#### Step 2: Identify which lines rhyme.
Listen for similar sounds at the end of the lines.

#### Step 3: Assign letters.
- First unique rhyme = A
- Second unique rhyme = B
- Third = C, etc.

#### Step 4: Write down the pattern.

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🔹 Example from Your Worksheet

Let’s assume the worksheet contains these poems (based on common examples):

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Poem 1:
> Happy thoughts are sweet and light
> Like birds that sing in morning flight
> The sun shines bright, the sky is blue
> And everything feels brand new

Step-by-step analysis:
- Line 1: "light"
- Line 2: "flight" → rhymes with line 1 → A
- Line 3: "blue"
- Line 4: "new" → rhymes with "blue" → B

So the rhyme scheme is: AABB

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Poem 2:
> There once was a man from Nantucket
> Who dreamed of a cat with a bucket
> He woke up one day
> With a hat full of hay
> And a chicken that sang in the back

Let’s check the end words:
- Nantucket → A
- bucket → A (rhymes)
- day → B
- hay → B (rhymes)
- back → C

So the rhyme scheme is: AABBC

Wait — but “day” and “hay” rhyme, so they’re both B. “Back” doesn’t rhyme with any other → C.

But if “back” doesn’t rhyme with anything else, it’s a new rhyme → C.

So: AABBC

However, if the last line doesn’t rhyme with any previous, then yes, it's a new rhyme.

But let’s double-check: “back” vs “hay”? No. So it’s C.

So final rhyme scheme: AABBC

But sometimes, if only the first two lines rhyme, and the rest don’t follow a clear pattern, it may be AABBC, or possibly AABBC if all others are different.

Alternatively, maybe the last line is meant to rhyme with “hay”? “Back” and “hay” don’t rhyme.

So likely: AABBC

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Poem 3:
> The rain came down in sheets
> The clouds were dark and heavy
> The wind blew strong and fast
> But I still walked past

End words:
- sheets → A
- heavy → B
- fast → C
- past → C (rhymes with “fast”)

So:
- Line 1: A
- Line 2: B
- Line 3: C
- Line 4: C

→ ABCC

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✔ Final Answer Format:

You would write:
1. AABB
2. AABBC
3. ABCC

(Or whatever the actual poems say.)

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📝 Tips:

- Pay attention to perfect rhymes (same ending sound).
- Sometimes near-rhymes exist, but usually, we look for exact matches.
- If no rhyme exists, assign a new letter.

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If you can type out the poems from the image, I can give you the exact rhyme schemes and explain them step by step.

Would you like to do that?