Background

When pioneer children were lucky enough to go to school, they usually found themselves in a one–room school house. One teacher taught students who ranged in age from five to fifteen. It was important for the younger students to learn the ABCs.

Compose a rhyme

Compose a rhyme that uses all the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z. (You may not find any words to rhyme with X.)

A is in lad, but not in boy;
It is in happy, but not in joy.

B is in ball, but not in sphere;
It is in buck, but not in deer.

C is in clean, but not in pure;
It is in certain, but not in sure.

Notice the pattern

1. Words in red are synonyms of each other, and words in blue are synonyms of each other.
2. The last words of each line rhyme.
3. The first word in color contains the correct letter of the alphabet, and its synonym does not.