How to - Rhyme Scheme Rhyme schemes are simply the rhyme patterns
in a set of lines or in a song. More or less, rhyme
schemes are a way to map out the rhymes within lines. So for example: A
A The letters correlate with rhymes within the
verse. So A/A like this would be one rhyme word at the end of each line. Would be something like this: I run the entire TOWN (A)
Always stand, never go DOWN (A) That's about the most simple it gets. There's
also: A
A B
B We're mapping out four lines here
Which would be something like I run the entire TOWN (A)
Always stand, never go DOWN (A) I'm stronger than most MEN (B)
And that's why I hold a PEN (B) These four lines match to what we've mapped
out earlier. Mostly, those are the two basic types you're
going to see when rapping, just expanded and made more complex. For example.... AB
AB We run this place and make the RHYMES (A)
SIMPLE (B) Popping faces open like a MIME'S (A) PIMPLE
(B) The pattern fits to the end of the verse.
(Which is essentially the incorporation of multis/multi-syllable rhymes) But the rhymes don't always fit to the end
of the verse, lots of verses have internal rhymes. AB.....AB
AB I'm TOP (A) NOTCH (B), so check the STOP (A)
WATCH (B) Jumping out of the box like it was HOP (A)
SCOTCH (B) Rhyme words now match up in the middle of
the verse. If you wanted to get even more complex you could do something like this ABC.........BC
AA...........BC NEVER (A) atTACK (B) PEOPLE (C) if you can't
reACT (B) EQUAL (C) SEVER (A) CLEVER (A) heads for justice and
SMACK (B) EVIL (C) They letters don't all match up in the same
spots in the verse and they don't have to. More than anything, this is a way
to map out the rhymes within a verse. By now you should be able to tell
there's infinite combinations you could put together here so just play around with these
things and build on them. There's no set rhyme scheme you have to use, be creative. And like
always, don't let these overpower meaning in your verse. Use the more advanced ones
where appropriate with your style and message.