These are outlined in your textbook, but the rhyme schemes are as follows:

Poem 3: NO PLAGARISM
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For Poem 3 you’ll focus on the strategies of form (rhythm, rhyme, etc.), and specifically you’ll be writing a classic sonnet.
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The sonnet should in some way address a change over time.
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You could consider writing some of the poem in past tense and some in present, even future. You could also use the various quatrains or couplets to move back and forth.
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Each line should be exactly 10 syllables… if you’re able to attempt iambic pentameter, you should.
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The sonnet should either be an English (Shakespearean or Spencerian) or Italian sonnet per rhyme scheme. These are outlined in your textbook, but the rhyme schemes are as follows:
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English/Shakespearean (14 lines): Three quatrains (4-line stanzas) followed by a couplet. Major volta (turn) before the couplet.
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abab // cdcd // efef // gg
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English/Spencerian (14 lines): Three quatrains (4-line stanzas) followed by a couplet. Major volta (turn) before the couplet.
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abab // bcbc // cdcd // ee
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Italian/Petrarchan (14 lines): An octave (8-lines) followed by a sestet (6 lines), with a volta/turn between them.
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abbaabba // cdcdee or cdecde (there are more variations in the sestet)
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***** You should NOT “force” a rhyme by inverting the sentence structure or using a term that’s outdated or obscure. You *must* try to enjamb some lines (so that not every line is end-stopped on a comma, period, or other).