- The sequence in which the rhyme occurs.
- The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", and so on.
- The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", and so on.
- For example, William Blake’s poem “The Lamb” uses rhyming couplets (rhyme scheme aa, bb cc) to create the sense of a childlike person:
“Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life & bid thee feed
By the stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright.
- Rhyme schemes can also go in different orders such as ab, ab, cc for example.