Simple Rhyme / ABCB

Writing a poem with a simple rhyme scheme can be lots of fun, especially when trying to rhyme with tricky words like 'queen' and 'play', the two having so few words to rhyme with. I wrote "Every Girl's a Princess" for my niece's granddaughter, Khloe.

Every Girl's a Princess

Every girl's a princess,

don’t rush to be a queen.

There is time for many things

and many in between.

For now my little princess,

let’s play as girls will play,

there is time to be a queen,

but surely not today. 

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RHYME SCHEME: The rhyme scheme of a poem is most easily described with an example: ABAB means that the first line of a poem rhymes with the third line and the second line rhymes with the fourth.

Your turn. Choose a simple rhyme scheme like ABCB or ABAB and write your own poem.

Enjoy

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Max Tell is an award winning songwriter and poet.

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To read a few of Max's poems, check out The Land of Graws.