Rhyme Scheme - Worksheet 1
Grade 3•Reading•Rhyme Scheme
Aligned to: RL.3.1
Read the poem "Bed in Summer" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Answer questions about rhyming words and patterns.
1.
Bed in Summer
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 86 words
11 In winter I get up at night
2 2 And dress by yellow candle-light.
3 3 In summer, quite the other way,
4 4 I have to go to bed by day.
5 5 I have to go to bed and see
6 6 The birds still hopping on the tree,
7 7 Or hear the grown-up people's feet
8 8 Still going past me in the street.
9 9 And does it not seem hard to you,
1010 When all the sky is clear and blue,
1111 And I should like so much to play,
1212 To have to go to bed by day?
Answer the 5 questions below.
2.
Find a pair of rhyming words in the poem.
A.night/light
B.cat/dog
C.big/small
D.run/jump
3.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
A.AABB
B.ABAB
C.ABCB
4.
Does "you" rhyme with "blue"?
A.Yes
B.No
5.
Does "you" rhyme with "play"?
A.Yes
B.No
6.
Does "play" rhyme with "day"?
A.Yes
B.No