ABABCC Poetry

The ABABCC rhyme scheme features six lines: the first and third lines rhyme (A), the second and fourth lines rhyme (B), and the fifth and sixth lines form a concluding rhyming couplet (C). This structure creates a rhythmic balance between alternating rhyme and final closure. It’s often used to develop an idea or mood across four lines, then deliver emphasis, commentary, or resolution in the closing couplet.

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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

by William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth’s literary classic, ‘Daffodils,’ also known as ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,’ is one of the most popular poems in the English language. It is a quintessential poem of the Romantic movement.

This pleasant poem is given a pleasant sound through its employment of a regular ABABCC rhyme scheme. The alternate rhyme in the first four lines of each stanza is followed by a couplet, which gives the poem a quaint sound. This rhyme scheme adds to the musicality and memorability of the poem, while also contributing to the dream-like scene in which Wordsworth marvels at the bright yellow flowers which line the lake. This classic rhyme scheme is sure to make the reader feel like they are being told a lullaby, soothing them into sleep.

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;

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