Rhyming patterns

[Better Than Me]

I've been curious about how people feel about certain rhyming patterns. The reason I'm asking is because with my writing lately I have been trying to switch up to different patterns, and even within a song. Like my latest which is prolly a couple posts down the pattern I have is

Verse 1
1
2
1
2

Chorus
3
3
3
3

Verse 2
4
5
4
5

bridge
6
7
8
7

I think it keeps it interesting with the changing rhyming sturctures, but is it to much to have it change so much within a song?

Also, is the melody or beat/timing more important then the actual rhyming? I really really tried to integrate both of them into the lyrics of my song so that it had a good flow, even timing, ever changing rhyming patterns and enough imagry in it.

 

[Nicole_Rose]

some of my writer friends sometimes don't rhyme at all so at least in some cases, yes the beat and melody are more important than the rhyme itself.

my favorite rhyming pattern is a, b, c, b. another is a, a, b, b. it's not really important which particular rhyme scheme you use as long as it doesn't get repetitive. like a, a, a, a, b, b, b, b, could get pretty boring unless it were done well enough so that folks didn't notice. i once wrote a song that was a, a, a, a, b, b, b, b, a, a, a, a. it wasnt' a very good song though lol.

a good idea is to listen to some of your favorite songs and check out the rhyme schemes they use. one popular song uses a, a, b, a, for verses, and c, c, c, c, for the chorus.

 

[32-20-Blues]

a b c b is a great one.

What I usually do is write a sonnet (I know, it sounds ridiculous, but bear with me) with the above rhyming scheme, around ten syllables or five stresses per line. Traditionally in a sonnet you have an eight line initial theme then a six line development or reaction. The eight lines work as a verse, the six line 'reply' as a chorus.

 

[dementedchord]

$.02

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