Cap off each line with a word that chimes with its partner and still makes sense.
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How to play
A short poem appears with its end-words missing. Choose the option that both rhymes with the line it must echo and fits the meaning, keeping the verse's rhyme scheme intact as it changes from stanza to stanza.
Read the line and spot which earlier line it must rhyme with
Pick the word that rhymes and makes sense
Follow the scheme as it shifts between verses
Complete the poem to score the round
Controls
Desktop: click the rhyming option you want
Phone & tablet: tap the option you want
Game modes
Daily: one shared seeded poem ranked globally
Practice: fresh poems each round across Easy, Medium and Hard
Tips & strategy
Identify the rhyme scheme early, ABAB and AABB demand different end-words
Sound matters more than spelling; trust your ear over the letters
If two options rhyme, let the meaning of the line break the tie
What you'll learn
Rhyme Time trains an ear for rhyme and verse structure, the foundation of poetry and phonological awareness.
For parents & teachers: builds the sound awareness behind both reading and poetry.
Origins
Restoring a poem's missing end-words so that both the sound and the sense hold is work with the rhyme scheme, the pattern a stanza commits to.
Changing the scheme between stanzas is the original difficulty.
That forces you to read the pattern rather than assume it. A rhyme that is perfectly good in an ABAB stanza is wrong in an ABBA one, so the constraint has to be re-derived each time — and the two requirements, sound and meaning, usually admit only one candidate.
About Rhyme Time
Rhyme Time is an original, free browser game that trains an ear for rhyme and verse structure. No download or account required.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
