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Literary Devices

Comparison workshop

Rhyme SchemeversusInternal RhymeWhat's the Difference?

Internal Rhyme concerns rhyme at internal positions; Rhyme Scheme maps patterned line-ending rhyme.

Explore Rhyme SchemeExplore Internal Rhyme

Read the pair

How They Differ

First idea

Rhyme Scheme

Letters map recurring end-rhyme positions across lines.

Explore Rhyme Scheme
versus

Second idea

Internal Rhyme

Rhyme occurs inside a line or between internal positions.

Explore Internal Rhyme

See the signal

Examples

Rhyme Scheme

stone / air / alone / care forms ABAB.

Internal Rhyme

I traced the light through the night-bound hall.