rhyme scheme

noun

: the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem

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Every song is a daisy chain of vignettes that bleed into each other while keeping the same rhyme scheme. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026 The writing is bewildering, the rhyme scheme atrocious. — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Brash confessional moments at home are intertwined with recording sessions in the studio, where Love is electrified by the creative impulse or a new turn of phrase or rhyme scheme. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026 Some argue the second showcases a more elevated flow and tighter rhyme schemes, while others maintain the first captures a hungrier, more lyrically raw Jay at his sharpest. — Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhyme scheme

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First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rhyme scheme was in 1889

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rhyme scheme

noun
: the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem

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