Educational worksheet on identifying rhyme schemes in poems about courage.
Worksheet titled "7ET3U2-Poem-Courage - Rhyming Scheme" with four poem excerpts and boxes to fix rhyme schemes, prepared by Anandraj P, BT Asst, PUMS Akkachipatti, GKT, PDK.
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Step-by-step solution for: Rhyming Scheme activity
To solve the problem of identifying the rhyme scheme of the poem, we need to analyze the end words of each line and determine which lines rhyme with each other. Rhyming lines will have similar sounds at the end.
#### Stanza 1:
```
Courage isn’t a brilliant dash,
A daring deed in a moment’s flash;
It isn’t an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring
It isn’t a creature of flickered hope
Or the final tug at a slipping rope;
But it’s something deep in the soul of man
That is working always to serve some plan.
```
- Line 1: "dash"
- Line 2: "flash"
- Line 3: "thing"
- Line 4: "spring"
- Line 5: "hope"
- Line 6: "rope"
- Line 7: "man"
- Line 8: "plan"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "dash" and "flash" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "thing" and "spring" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "hope" and "rope" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "man" and "plan" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 1 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 2:
```
Courage isn’t the last resort
In the work of life or the game of sport;
It isn’t a thing that a man can call
At some future time when he’s apt to fall;
If he hasn’t it now, he will have it not
When the strain is great and the pace is hot.
For who would strive for a distant goal
Must always have courage within his soul.
```
- Line 1: "resort"
- Line 2: "sport"
- Line 3: "call"
- Line 4: "fall"
- Line 5: "not"
- Line 6: "hot"
- Line 7: "goal"
- Line 8: "soul"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "resort" and "sport" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "call" and "fall" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "not" and "hot" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "goal" and "soul" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 2 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 3:
```
Courage isn’t a dazzling light
That flashes and passes away from sight;
It’s a slow, unwavering, ingrained trait
With the patience to work and the strength to wait.
It’s part of a man when his skies are blue,
It’s part of him when he has work to do.
The brave man never is freed of it.
He has it when there is no need of it.
```
- Line 1: "light"
- Line 2: "sight"
- Line 3: "trait"
- Line 4: "wait"
- Line 5: "blue"
- Line 6: "do"
- Line 7: "it"
- Line 8: "it"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "light" and "sight" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "trait" and "wait" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "blue" and "do" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "it" and "it" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 3 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 4:
```
Courage was never designed for show;
It isn’t a thing that can come and go;
It’s written in victory and defeat
And every trial a man may meet.
It’s part of his hours, his days and his years,
Back of his smiles and behind his tears.
Courage is more than a daring deed:
It’s the breath of life and a strong man’s creed.
```
- Line 1: "show"
- Line 2: "go"
- Line 3: "defeat"
- Line 4: "meet"
- Line 5: "years"
- Line 6: "tears"
- Line 7: "deed"
- Line 8: "creed"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "show" and "go" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "defeat" and "meet" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "years" and "tears" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "deed" and "creed" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 4 is: AB CD EF GH
---
The rhyme scheme for each stanza is AB CD EF GH.
\boxed{AB \, CD \, EF \, GH}
Step-by-Step Solution:
#### Stanza 1:
```
Courage isn’t a brilliant dash,
A daring deed in a moment’s flash;
It isn’t an instantaneous thing
Born of despair with a sudden spring
It isn’t a creature of flickered hope
Or the final tug at a slipping rope;
But it’s something deep in the soul of man
That is working always to serve some plan.
```
- Line 1: "dash"
- Line 2: "flash"
- Line 3: "thing"
- Line 4: "spring"
- Line 5: "hope"
- Line 6: "rope"
- Line 7: "man"
- Line 8: "plan"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "dash" and "flash" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "thing" and "spring" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "hope" and "rope" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "man" and "plan" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 1 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 2:
```
Courage isn’t the last resort
In the work of life or the game of sport;
It isn’t a thing that a man can call
At some future time when he’s apt to fall;
If he hasn’t it now, he will have it not
When the strain is great and the pace is hot.
For who would strive for a distant goal
Must always have courage within his soul.
```
- Line 1: "resort"
- Line 2: "sport"
- Line 3: "call"
- Line 4: "fall"
- Line 5: "not"
- Line 6: "hot"
- Line 7: "goal"
- Line 8: "soul"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "resort" and "sport" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "call" and "fall" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "not" and "hot" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "goal" and "soul" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 2 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 3:
```
Courage isn’t a dazzling light
That flashes and passes away from sight;
It’s a slow, unwavering, ingrained trait
With the patience to work and the strength to wait.
It’s part of a man when his skies are blue,
It’s part of him when he has work to do.
The brave man never is freed of it.
He has it when there is no need of it.
```
- Line 1: "light"
- Line 2: "sight"
- Line 3: "trait"
- Line 4: "wait"
- Line 5: "blue"
- Line 6: "do"
- Line 7: "it"
- Line 8: "it"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "light" and "sight" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "trait" and "wait" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "blue" and "do" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "it" and "it" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 3 is: AB CD EF GH
---
#### Stanza 4:
```
Courage was never designed for show;
It isn’t a thing that can come and go;
It’s written in victory and defeat
And every trial a man may meet.
It’s part of his hours, his days and his years,
Back of his smiles and behind his tears.
Courage is more than a daring deed:
It’s the breath of life and a strong man’s creed.
```
- Line 1: "show"
- Line 2: "go"
- Line 3: "defeat"
- Line 4: "meet"
- Line 5: "years"
- Line 6: "tears"
- Line 7: "deed"
- Line 8: "creed"
Rhyme Scheme Analysis:
- Lines 1 and 2 rhyme: "show" and "go" → AB
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme: "defeat" and "meet" → CD
- Lines 5 and 6 rhyme: "years" and "tears" → EF
- Lines 7 and 8 rhyme: "deed" and "creed" → GH
So, the rhyme scheme for Stanza 4 is: AB CD EF GH
---
Final Answer:
The rhyme scheme for each stanza is AB CD EF GH.
\boxed{AB \, CD \, EF \, GH}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of rhyme scheme worksheet practice.