Simple 4-line

Simple 4-line rhymes are usually characterized by having a simple system of abcb repeated throughout the entire sonnet. Though usually simplistic looking, the songs can be very complex and are widely used today in most poetry and songs.

A modern example can be found in the series of comics It's a Gamer's Life from the web comic Ctrl-Alt-Del [1].

Example

There is a house in New Orleans

They call the Rising Sun.

It's been the ruin of many a poor girl,

And me, O God, I'm one.

If I had listened to what my Mamma said,

I'd be at home today.

But I was young and foolish,

Let a rambler lead me astray.

(Excerpt from an American Folk Ballad called "House of the Rising Sun")

See also

• Rhyme Scheme