Quatrain

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Quatrains are four-line poems that may follow any one of four different rhyme patterns (AABB, ABAB, ABBA,ABCB). When Quatrains are combined to make a long poem, each group of four lines is called a stanza. Stanzas are the "paragraphs" of poetry. Quatrains are used in ballads to tell a story, sometimes humorous, but more often sad. Use the following information to write a quatrain of your own.

Rhyming Structure:

Pattern 1: a b a b (Lines 1 and 3 rhyme, lines 2 and 4 rhyme)

Pattern 2: a b c b (Lines 2 and 4 rhyme)

Pattern 3: a a b a (Lines 1, 2 and 4 rhyme)

Pattern 4: a a b b (Lines 1 and 2 rhyme, lines 3 and 4 rhyme)

Examples:

On one dark and wintry day (a)
When it was very cold, (b)
Down flew a screaming jay (a)
Squawking in a voice so bold. (b)

The rushing ocean waves (a)
Beat harshly on the sand. (b)
They roar and crash and foam (c)
As they break upon the land. (b)

In the box below, type your Quatrain. When you are finished, check your spelling, and print your poem.