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The average student was not much more responsive to rhyme schemes or stress patterns than InstructGPT.
—Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
But if pranks were more like this (consensual, mostly pleasant, nice melody, good rhyme scheme), the world would be a better place.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
Even something that doesn’t have a rhyme scheme will have line breaks, a rhythm.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
With sweet illustrations, a rhyme scheme and a cool surprise on the last page, this is an engaging and lively read for and with kids under 6 or so.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Rhyme scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme%20scheme. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
rhyme scheme
noun
: the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or a poem
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