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You will notice that each pair of lines ends in the same sound. Now, if we assign a letter for
a rhyme, the rhyme scheme of this poem will be: aabbcc.

Let us look at another example.

When I was down beside the sea a
A wooden spade they gave to me a
To dig the sandy shore. b

My holes were empty like a cup. c
In every hole the sea came up, c
Till it could come no more. b

The rhyme scheme of this stanza is: aabccb.

Now, read these lines and iden fy the rhyme scheme.

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Activity

Do you have a sister or a brother? If you do, make a gree ngs card expressing your

love for her/him. If you don’t, make a card expressing your feelings about having a
sibling. Make your gree ngs card colourful and a rac ve with drawings, s ckers,
cut-out pa erns, etc. You can also write a short poem in the card expressing your
feelings.

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