Pattern rhyme is how we describe a poems rhyme scheme. This spaceship will demonstrate… Written in the stars is the poem: “Stars above in the night, hanging there, oh so high. Look at them, they shine ...

You can work out the rhyme scheme of a poem by labelling the words that rhyme with each other. It will help you see the pattern of the poem. For example, if a poem's first and third lines rhyme you ...

Our article charting the decline of rhyme in modern verse (“Feeling averse”, May 31st) touched a nerve with readers, some of whom are budding poets it seems. Here is a small selection of their ...