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Rhyme scheme and meter?

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i had to write a poem for my english class (below). Now, i have to tell what kind of rhyme scheme and meter is used in the poem. (if applicable) Any help? Please tell me how to do this.

Also, if anyone has any ideas on names for the poem, they are appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

The wind’s hands played with my ringlets of curls

The wind’s feet shook the tree abundant with squirrels

The wind’s mouth whistled a very subtle tune

While the wind’s face showed no signs of gloom

The wind’s hair sent chills up my spine

The wind’s beauty was nothing short of divine

The wind’s arms squeezed me tight, and made me laugh with glee

But through the whole affair, the wind was something I could not see.

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  1. I call this pattern 'granny couplets.'  

    This is pairs of lines coupled by a rhyme at the end.  The 'granny couplet' is not bound by length, nor by meter, but customarily the pairs are composed of lines roughly similar in rhythm and length.

    This is NOT a formal description, but one I use, because so many granny poets write in this style, usually about how charming their grandchildren are, or how cute it is when the kitten gets snarled up in the ball of yarn.  

    "Rhyming couplets, a single eight line stanza" is really about as tight a description of the form of this poem as you can write, although you could note that 'with the exception of line 4, each line begins with an unstressed syllable, and with the exception of line 2, each line ends with a stressed syllable.'


  2. The rhyme scheme is AABBCCDD-> Curls and Squirrels. Tune and Gloom. Spine and Divine. Glee and See. There is no real meter in the poem. I suggest titling your poem "An Unseen Friend"

    Hope this helps!

    Great poem by the way.

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