1. Rhyme Scheme Rhyme scheme is the pattern in which the last words in lines of poetry rhyme. We identify rhyming lines with letters. The first two lines that rhyme would be A, the next two would be B, and so on. The rhyming lines do NOT have to come right after another.

2. Rhyme Scheme Examples What lines in Mother Goose’s “Humpty Dumpty” end in rhyming words? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

3. Rhyme Scheme Examples What lines in Mother Goose’s “Humpty Dumpty” end in rhyming words? Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

4. Rhyme Scheme Examples Once you have identified words that rhyme at the end, label the lines in alphabetical order. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses, and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again! The rhyme scheme for these lines is AABB.

5. “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman Below is the first stanza from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. What lines end in rhyming words? I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you

6. “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman Below is the first stanza from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. What lines end in rhyming words? None! That is because “Song of Myself” is an example of free verse (poetry that does NOT rhyme).

7. “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman What is the rhyme scheme? (What letters would you use to label these non-rhyming lines?) I celebrate myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you The rhyme scheme for these lines is ABC.

8. “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson Below is the first stanza from “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson. What lines end in rhyming words? I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you—Nobody—too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d banish us—you know!

9. “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson Below is the first stanza from “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson. What lines end in rhyming words? I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you—Nobody—too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d banish us—you know!

10. “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson What is the rhyme scheme? (What letters would you use to label these non-rhyming lines?) I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you—Nobody—too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d banish us—you know! The rhyme scheme for these lines is AABC.

11. “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson Now that we have identified the rhyme scheme of the first stanza together, work on your own to finish identifying the rhyme scheme in your notebook.