I found a monologue poem from “The Lincoln Lawyer” that has a very interesting internal rhyme scheme. This is a monologue poem where the lead character, Mickey Haller, talks about why it’s so difficult to defend an innocent client. I’m not sure if this monologue poem comes from the book, the movie or the Netflix tv show.
Internal rhyme scheme is when the words or syllables within a particular line are rhymed. This type of rhyme scheme is always used for super intellectual characters who’ve had alot of formal education.(e.g. doctors, lawyers, scientists, etc).
For those of you who, like me, love to write poetry, a good point to always remember is: The more you internalize the rhyme scheme, the more intellectualized and educated the poem will sound.
This monologue poem uses an internal rhyme scheme where 9 couplets are aranged like this: the first line has NO rhymes at all while the second line contains rhymed syllables. This oscillation between rhyming and not rhyming also helps to make the character sound intellectualized and well educated. It’s like when jazz musicians artistically jump on and off beat to add even more color to their music.
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James Ivan 