What is a rhyme scheme? the repetition of the last two lines of poetry in subsequent verses the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza the repetition of certain consonants within a line of poetry the regular beat or accents that occur at fixed intervals

A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line or verse in a poem or a prose. It refers to the order in which particular words rhyme. If the words in your poem rhyme alternately, it is in the "a-b-a-b" format where lines 1 and 3 rhyme and lines 2 and 4 rhyme.