rhyme scheme

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rahym skeem]
- /raɪm skim/
- /raɪm skiːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rahym skeem]
- /raɪm skim/

Definitions of rhyme scheme words

noun rhyme scheme the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc. 1
noun rhyme scheme poem's rhyming pattern 1
noun rhyme scheme the pattern or arrangement of rhymes within a poem or verse 0
noun rhyme scheme the pattern of rhymes, esp. end rhymes, used in a piece of verse, usually indicated by letters 0

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Origin of rhyme scheme

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Rhyme scheme

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rhyme scheme

rhyme scheme popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rhyme scheme usage trend in Literature

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