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. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Below is the first stanza from “The Road Not Taken.” What lines end in rhyming words? Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

6. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Below is the first stanza from “The Road Not Taken.” What lines end in rhyming words? Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

7. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost What is the rhyme scheme? (What letters would you use to label these lines?) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; The rhyme scheme for these lines is ABAAB.

8. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost 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.