Rhyme Schemes

Hyperbaton is the rhetorical device of delivering words in an unnatural order - usually to stress the word in the unexpected position in some way.

Hyperbaton is commonplace and effective in heavily inflected langauges where word-order is fluid (eg in Attic Greek, Latin and Sanskrit), but rarer and feebler in analytic languages (English, Chinese) which have less freedom to adjust word-sequence.

Some wan examples of hyperbaton in English literature include:

And gone are all my Summer days (William Soutar) [All my summer days are gone]

Uneasy lies the head which wears a crown (Shakespeare: Henry IV.ii) [The head which wears a crown lies uneasily].

There are much clearer examples of hyperbaton in fully inflected languages, including this humdinger from Horace' Odes.1.v:

Quis multa gracilis te puer in Rosa

perfusus liquidis urget odoribus

grato, Pyrrha, sub antro?

[Pyrrha, quis gracilis puer perfusus liquidis odororibus te urget in multa Rosa sub grato antro?]

[Initial Rhyme] means two completely unrelated verse phenomena (guaranteeing that the term is only ever used by people who don't know what they are talking about).

Firstly it can mean a poem where the rimes come at the beginning of each line, rather than at the end. This virtually never happens in real poetry, but can be set as a class exercise by teachers:

WAIT at the

GATE; get this

STRAIGHT, don't be

LATE!!

....

But sometimes [initial rime] is used as an alternative (and very confusing) way of talking about headrime or alliteration - an older way of writing poems in English where an initial consonant was repeated to structure a line (instead of using standard rime - which became the norm during the Fourteenth Century):

In a Somer Seson whan Softe was the Sonne

I Shope me in Shroudes as I a Sheppe were

Habite like an Heremite unHoly in werkes

And Wenden in the Werld Wondres for to seke

And on a May Morning on Malvern hilles

A Ferly me beFell of Faerie methought (William Langland: Piers Plowman)

first of all it was written by Quinn Lewis and here in the book anon means anonymous they didn't know who wrote the poem)

summary-

1st stanza -

we go through our journey of life only once and we should make our journey worthy by being supportive to our fellow beings or friends by speaking words of cheer,a smile and a helping hand (meaning to help them when they are in trouble)

2nd stanza-

only once we travel in the journey of life we can't retrace the path again i.e the time which is past never returns and hence we can't go back and correct our mistakes or speak love's words which we knew but never spoke.so better think before you act and try to do the right than thinking of correcting your wrongs.

3rd stanza-

we should make our journey blossomy and sweet by making our fellow travellers happy by speaking tender words and helping them when they are in trouble and by doing kind deeds.so that life which is full of trouble can be made better with kind deeds and tender words(both your life and fellow beings)

poetic devices used-

synechdoche-a part of the body is used to determine the person

'bruised and stumbling feet' in this the 'feet' refers to a entire person

refrain-repeated phase or line

'we go this way but once'

Both poems convey a sense of defiance and inner strength in the face of adversity. "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley both speak to overcoming challenges and maintaining autonomy in the face of external pressures. These poems communicate a sense of resilience and determination in the face of life's struggles.

"The Light of Other Days" by Thomas Moore is a reflective and nostalgic poem that explores themes of memory, loss, and the passage of time. It is often considered a lyrical ballad due to its musicality and emotional depth, as well as its narrative quality.

"Any Woman" by Katherine Tynan is a poem that celebrates the strength and resilience of women, highlighting their ability to endure hardship with grace and dignity. The poem emphasizes the quiet perseverance and selflessness of women, portraying them as pillars of strength in the face of adversity. Throughout the verses, Tynan pays tribute to the unassuming heroism and unwavering courage of women in their daily lives.

A planning scheme is a legal document that sets out guidelines and regulations for land use and development in a particular area. It outlines policies related to zoning, infrastructure, and development controls to manage growth and ensure orderly development within a community. Planning schemes are typically created by local government authorities to help shape the physical environment and achieve long-term planning goals.

"Escape Journey" is a poem that explores the theme of longing for freedom and escape from the constraints of society or personal struggles. It often delves into the idea of seeking solace or a new beginning through a physical or metaphorical journey. The poem may evoke feelings of yearning, hope, or even desperation in its exploration of the desire for liberation.

This poem does not have a regular rhyming scheme or a particular regular metre. It is more of a free verse poem. The structure he used was one that did not require even for the stanzas to be of the same length or have a repeating rhythm and the rhymes, where they occur tend to be (although not exclusively and sometimes assonantly) the final three couplets in each stanza, along with some idiosynchratic internal rhymes.

Robert Frost uses an ABABA rhyme scheme in his poem "A Dream Pang." This means that the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme with each other, while the first, third, and fifth lines do not rhyme with any other lines.

Put on the suit, slip on the cap, step in the water and begin your first lap
Flip turn here, hold your breath there
Up goes the sets and with big eyes we stare
From start to finish we swim our best and through the hard times we still make the rest
Through the pain and the tears we push it to the limit and hear our coach say, "Suck it up and just swim it!"
So that we do and work even harder and look back in the end and know exactly what got us farther
It was our time, patience, perseverance too.
But the determination of the mind and body is what really got us through.

A rhyme scheme with an "x" is where each line has an ending that sounds like the letter "x".

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1st stanza: ABCB
2nd stanza: ABCB
3rd stanza: ABAB
4th stanza: ABAB

A three stanza poem is a poem that consists of three grouped sets of lines. Each stanza may contain a set number of lines and follow a specific rhyme scheme or pattern, depending on the form of the poem. Stanzas are often used to organize ideas and create a structured flow within a poem.

"On the departure platform" by Thomas Hardy reflects on the emotions and internal struggles of a departing traveler trying to bid farewell to loved ones. The poem conveys a sense of longing, regret, and the transient nature of human connections. Hardy uses vivid imagery and poignant language to capture the bittersweet moment of departure and the uncertainties of what lies ahead.

The rhyme scheme of "To Hélène" by Ronsard is ABABCCDDEEFF. This sonnet follows a Petrarchan (or Italian) structure, with the octave (first 8 lines) having a different rhyme scheme from the sestet (last 6 lines).

The rhyme scheme in the given example is AABB. This means that the first two lines rhyme with each other, and the last two lines rhyme with each other.

that is no country for old men. The young

Rhymes usually occur in the same places throughout a poem. This regularity is known as the rhyme pattern or rhyme scheme. You can direct a rhyme scheme by assigning letters to designate the words at the end of lines. The same letter is used for words having the same sounds. Thus, a simple rhyme scheme would be abcb. This pattern shows that the words at the end of lines two and four rhyme, but that the words at the end of lines one and three do not.

In the poem, "On Killing a Tree" by Gieve Patel, the poet wants to say something about the cutting of trees. According to him, it will take too much time to kill a tree. It is not just a simple jab: a quick stab or blow: to do the job. The tree has grown slowly consuming the earth: eating and drinking from it: rising out of the earth, feeding upon the crust of the earth, absorbing: taking in: innumerable years of sunlight, air water, out of the trees' leprous hide: resembling the skin of a leper (here) refers to the discolored bark of the tree: the newly formed leaves begin to sprout.

A woodcutter may hack: cut or chop with repeated and regular blows: and chop, but still this alone will not do the job. The tree does not seem to feel any kind of pain because the bleeding bark seemed to heal all the time. The trunk of the tree from close to the ground will produced curled green twigs that will rise from the miniature bows. If their growth is not checked, then they will expand again and grow to their former sizes.

The most important thing to do while killing a tree is to ensure that the root is pulled out of the anchoring: source of security and stability: earth. The tree is to be rope-tied and pulled out: snapped out: pulled apart or break with a snapping sound: or it should be pulled out entirely from the earth cave.

Finally, the strength of the tree will be exposed, from the very source where the white and wet, which is the most sensitive part which has been hidden for many years inside the earth. Then it is only a matter of scorching: burning superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of: and choking: here drying up: in the sun. In the end, the tree will go through a process of browning, hardening, twisting and withering. Then ultimately, the tree gets killed.

There is a nice video I watched on website poetandpoem.com explaining the Analysis.

Comedic poem/song

The poem "Mowing" by Robert Frost has an irregular rhyme scheme, with no fixed pattern. It contains various rhymes such as ABAB, AABB, and ABCB throughout the poem. This lack of a consistent rhyme scheme contributes to the natural and conversational tone of the poem.

An "AABB" Rhyme Scheme is a poem in which the first two lines and second two lines rhyme creating a pattern

Example:

The cat on a mat - A

played with my hat - A

under the yellow sun - B

on a day of great fun - B

A rhyme scheme is just a literary device for a structure of a poem. A capital letter is assigned to each stanza in accordance with the ending word. The first line is always A, if the second line rhymes with A, it too is also A. If it does not rhyme with line A then it gets B, and so on.