ABCB Rhyme Scheme

Published: August 2017

These poems use the ABCB rhyme scheme. The ending words of lines two (B) and four (B) rhyme with each other. They are assigned the same letter (B) because they are "related" through rhyme. While the end words in lines one (A) and three (C) do not rhyme with each other and are therefore assigned different letters.

30 Poems With ABCB Rhyme Scheme: Definition And Examples

  1. Dreams

    Famous Poem

    Langston Hughes was an American poet who became famous for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He was the first African American to support himself as a writer. In this poem, Langston Hughes shares the importance of having dreams. Without dreams, our lives do not feel complete. We do not have anything to work toward, so holding onto the dreams strengthens and empowers us. In this short poem, he pulls the reader’s attention to this theme by using the repetition of the phrase, “Hold fast to dreams.” Dreams is written in Quatrains (4 line stanzas) and follows the ABCB rhyme scheme.

    in Famous Inspirational Poems

    Hold fast to dreams
    For if dreams die
    Life is a broken-winged bird
    That cannot fly.

    More...
    Dreams By Langston Hughes

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    I so get it. Dreams are hope to a lot of us. I've heard it said that before you get it you have to dream it. I think when we stop dreaming we stop reaching, and when we stop reaching we stop...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (3)

  2. Life Is Fine

    Famous Poem

    In this poem, the speaker is considering giving up on life, but he can’t go through with it. He finds that since he hasn’t died, he has something to live for. This poem has a strong sense of structure. It’s made up of single lines and quatrains with the ABCB rhyme scheme.

    in Famous Poems

    I went down to the river,
    I set down on the bank.
    I tried to think but couldn't,
    So I jumped in and sank.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    Everyone is born for a purpose, but we forget that in pursuit of money. Then God gifted me with poetry and uses it as a medium to educate people, and in each of my poems there is a story...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (1)

  3. Advertisement

  4. Christmas Carol

    Famous Poem

    Sara Teasdale recounts the birth of Jesus and all who came to visit him. Some were wealthy, while others were poor. Some resided on Earth, while others came from heaven. All came to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Sara Teasdale was an American poet born in Missouri on August 8, 1884. She had six collections of poetry published during her lifetime and one published posthumously.

    in Famous Holiday Poems

    The kings they came from out the south,
    All dressed in ermine fine;
    They bore Him gold and chrysoprase,
    And gifts of precious wine.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    No Stories yet, You can be the first!

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (0)

  5. Love's Coming

    Famous Poem

    Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet who lived from 1850-1919. Her goal was to write pieces that lifted people’s spirits. In this poem, she writes of the great expectation of falling in love--that it will be an earth shattering moment, but the girl she writes about finds that she has fallen in love with someone who has always been by her side and is considered a close friend. That love has stood the test of time. This poem is made up of quatrains, four-line stanzas, that have a rhyme scheme of ABCB. The structure is also very intentional. The first two lines of each stanza show what the speaker hopes for when it comes to love, and the second two lines of each stanza reveal her reality.

    in Famous Love Poems

    She had looked for his coming as warriors come,
    With the clash of arms and the bugle's call;
    But he came instead with a stealthy tread,
    Which she did not hear at all.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    I had an old book of EWW poems when I was young that had belonged to my Grandmother, who was born in 1904, given to her by my Grandfather. Reading them brings back some memories. I didn't...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (3)

  6. Advertisement

  7. Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

    Famous Poem

    Emily Dickinson, born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, is the author of almost 2,000 poems. Only after she died in 1886 were her poems discovered. In this metaphorical poem the bird is a symbol for hope. Hope Is The Thing With Feathers is written in quatrains and uses an ABCB rhyme scheme

    in Famous Inspirational Poems

    "Hope" is the thing with feathers -
    That perches in the soul -
    And sings the tune without the words -
    And never stops - at all -

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    I recited this poem in grade six and it has been an inspiration for me ever since. Wonderful work!

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (1)

  8. The Fisherman

    Famous Poem

    Abbie Farwell Brown was an American author who lived from 1871-1927. She lived in the same house her entire life, experiencing many traditions in her New England community. Brown describes the life of a fisherman in this poem, showing how one's profession becomes such a large part of a person's life. The Rhyme Scheme is ABCB.

    in Famous Children Poems

    The fisherman goes out at dawn
    When every one's abed,
    And from the bottom of the sea
    Draws up his daily bread.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    The way the poet described the life of a fisherman, his continuous effort and sacrifice to stand independent, and the powerful simile used, makes the poem a classic one.

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (1)

  9. Will You Ever?

    • By Kaitlyn M. Yawn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    This poem is about the great impact that friends can have on each other's lives.

    in Special Friend Poems

    I don't think you will
    Ever fully understand
    How you've touched my life
    And made me who I am.

    More...
    Forever Grateful: A Poem About A Special Friendship, Will You Ever?

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    This poem brought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. It said everything I wanted to say but never knew how to put it in words. It showed so much love and gratitude and much more. Continue...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (20)

  10. My Melody

    • By Eric Pribyl
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2010 with permission of the Author.

    I'm in love with a girl, but she doesn't see it, and I want her to, so I wrote this.

    in Poems for Her

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Amazing and beautiful,
    not a flower or a tree.
    Much prettier than that,
    and only I can see.

    More...
    Love's First Words, My Melody

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    Beautiful poem. I love it. One of my favorite poems from Familyfriendspoems.com .

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (15)

  11. Bonds Of Friendship

    • By Craig Burkholder
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2014 with permission of the Author.

    This poem was written for a very special childhood friend that I reconnected with after many years. I was experiencing turmoil from a tragic personal situation, and she was suddenly reintroduced into my life. She is an amazing listener and friend, and I'll love her always. Thank you, Dawn.

    in Special Friend Poems

    From the day that I first knew you,
    Your heart was pure and kind;
    Your smile was sweet and innocent,
    Your wit was well refined.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    By reading this poem, I was reminded of a time in the past when time and circumstances created a situation where we had to move away from all of the wonderful friends I had made and back to...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (7)

  12. When I'm With You

    • By Blakelee
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2008 with permission of the Author.

    This poem is about how I felt when I was with my love.

    in True Love Poems

    In your arms,
    I'm in my safe haven.
    With you holding me tight,
    I have no other craving.

    More...
    Being In Love Poem, When I'm With You

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    For the first time in this one life, I came to know that loving someone and getting back the love in return can make your life brighter than moonlight. I see you everywhere, though you are...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (11)

  13. Words Are Not Enough

    in Romantic Poems

    No words could ever tell you,
    No action could express
    The way I feel about you.
    With you, my life is blessed.

    More...
    Forever Love Once In A Lifetime Poem, Words Are Not Enough

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    Love is deeper than we think. It sounds easy but binds a lot together. That’s why when finding someone to love, we must make sure we get it from a perfect source, and that source is God. Love...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (6)

  14. God's Gift To Me

    • By Kerry R. DeVore
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2006 with permission of the Author.

    Two souls are bound in appreciation and love for one another.

    in Sweet Love Poems

    You are my sunshine.
    You are my shining star.
    Everything I'm not,
    You are.

    More...
    God's Gift To Me

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    The poem conveys the intensity of feelings in a sweet and calm manner. That's the beauty of conveyor. The poem delights the reader's heart. I, myself, feel on cloud nine after reading this...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (4)

  15. Nobody Knows

    • By Azumi Zaima
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Being left by our love is painful, but what is more painful? Leaving your love knowingly and seeing him fight for you. That's the most painful. She knows it's her mistake. She knows she is giving him pain. She knows she can change it all but still can't and won't. She knows how empty she is without him. She loves him, but she can't express it. She has no one to express it to but her diary...

    in Hurting Poems

    Nobody knows it's empty,
    The smile that I wear.
    The real one is left behind in the past
    Because I left you there...

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    My girls left me for their dad and his wife. They felt they had to or they’d lose him. Kids are resilient? They just push it all down. It still wounds them. Who would think it would only...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (29)

  16. I Wish I Weren't Alone

    • By Jo
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2011 with permission of the Author.

    Loneliness...it can destroy people. People pass you in the street and won't look twice. This poem is for those who have ever or do feel alone inside.

    in Alone Poems

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Once when I was little,
    I was happy and carefree.
    I used to run around laughing
    Until it was time for tea.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    I was bullied at school because I was an ugly kid. Mum and Dad loved me for what I was. I had a failed marriage due to domestic violence and verbal abuse at me. I was locked up for defending...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (25)

  17. I Tried So Hard

    • By Whitney Barton
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this March 29, 2009. I was in a good relationship and nothing was wrong at the time, but the poem just kind of struck me. I liked the idea, so I wrote it out. Now I am no longer with this guy and am now in a relationship with a guy from my school, and we are doing very well.

    in Heartbreak Poems

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    I tried so hard.
    I tried my best.
    I gave you my all,
    And now there's nothing left.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    He was my first love We started dating while I was in high school. He was at university. We were so much in love, promising each other that we would be together forever. He taught me how to...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (46)

  18. Take Me Back

    • By Katie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Sometimes when we end a relationship, we wish we hadn't...

    in I'm Sorry Love Poems

    How could I be so stupid
    To let you slip away?
    I had you in my arms,
    But I let you slip away.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    This poem is really sad. I dated this boy. I’m not going to say that I didn’t love him because I truly did with all my heart, but everything was in a text. We never talked, and it made me...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (31)

  19. If I Could Tell You

    • By Krystal
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2009 with permission of the Author.

    I love this guy, but he doesn't know about my feelings. He is one of my best guy friends.

    in Just Friends Poems

    When I see you in the morning,
    it brightens up my day.
    There are so many thoughts on my mind,
    so many words I want to say.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    When I met my guy best friend there was something about him. The way he talked to me. The way he smiled. The way he walked. I fell in love with him. On Homecoming, we went to the dance...

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (75)

  20. You Are My Sunshine

    • By Donna Donathan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this 28 years ago for someone very special in my life...

    in Sweet Love Poems

    You brought me sunshine
    when I only saw rain.
    You brought me laughter
    when I only felt pain.

    More...
    You Are My Sunshine

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    From the first time I looked into your eyes, I knew I loved you. Stunned by the warmth of your smile and hooked by your unconditional love, you have made me feel life like no other before....

    Read complete story

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (1)

  21. You

    • By Bryce Jennings
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2007 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this to my girlfriend. It's easy when you have such a great muse.

    in Poems for Her

    It's that look in your eye.
    It's the smile on your face
    That makes time slip by,
    And I know I'm in a better place.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    This is a great poem. I hope you write more!

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (1)

  22. Growing Up With Grandma

    • By Candy Canan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2006 with permission of the Author.

    The one who raises us is truly our parent, even if they did not give birth to us.
    November 6, 2004

    in Grandmother Poems

    I don't know when it happened.
    I don't know when she came,
    But she's the one I always knew.
    Grandma was her name.

    More...

    Go To Complete Poem

    Featured Shared Story

    This a was beautifully written piece. It "touched me" as the question asked. It also made me think about what my Grandma has been doing for me. This is encouraging, good work.

    Touched by the poem? Share your story! (25)

Advertisement

Advertisement

1 - 20 of 30

Back to Top